In 1988 an estimated 17,000 young refugees fled the civil war in Sudan to safety
in Ethiopia. When the Marxist Mengistu govenment fell in Ethiopia in 1991,
these "lost boys" were
forced to flee back to Sudan, crossing the Gilo River and risking violence and
starvation. John Deng Langbany, a refugee who was five years old when he left
Sudan, tells the story of the journey from Sudan to Ethiopia, and ultimately,
to the US. |»
What is the purpose of US refugee policy? Should refugees be resettled in their
home countries? How has 9/11 changed the outlook of emigration? Five experts
from the field talk about these and other issues involved with working with
refugee children and orphans such as the Lost Boys. |»
