Additional Resources

Refugees from Burma; their backgrounds and refugee experiences

This document, developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics, provides information about the diverse histories, cultures, and experiences of the refugees from Burma, with a focus on the Burmans, the Karen and their various subgroups, and the Chin.

Making It Real: Teaching Pre-literate Adult Refugee Students

This resource, created by Tacoma Community House, offers a rich collection of strategies, materials and activities for working with non-literate or semi-literate refugee adults.

Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2011: Report to the Congress

For those interested in learning more about the refugee resettlement process, this is a good place to start. This document outlines the U.S. refugee resettlement program, and gives more detailed information about refugee groups expected to arrive in the U.S. over the coming year.