Children of the Camp: The Lives of Somali Youth Raised in Kakuma Refugee Camp, K

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This original study carefully considers how young people perceive their living environment and how growing up in exile structures their view of the past and their country of origin, and the future and its possibilities.

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Chronic violence has characterized Somalia for over two decades, forcing nearly two million people to flee. A significant number have settled in camps in neighboring countries, where children were born and raised. Based on in-depth fieldwork, this book explores the experience of Somalis who grew up in Kakuma refugee camp, in Kenya, and are now young adults. This original study carefully considers how young people perceive their living environment and how growing up in exile structures their view of the past and their country of origin, and the future and its possibilities.

Author Biography

Catherine-Lune Grayson holds a PhD in Anthropology and is Policy Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Table of Contents

List of FiguresAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsMapsIntroductionChapter 1. The Past is a Foreign CountryChapter 2. Kakuma is Another PlanetChapter 3. Growing Up in Kakuma: This is HomeChapter 4. The Somali Way: Ethnocultural Diversity and Cultural PreservationChapter 5. A World in Movement: The Camp as a Connected PlaceChapter 6. They Promised Us America: A Story of Deception and MistrustChapter 7. Through Their Eyes: Representation and Self-RepresentationChapter 8. In Memory of the FutureChapter 9. A Note on Life after the CampChapter 10. ConclusionBibliographyAppendix: A Short Overview of Key InformantsIndex

Review

"The book does a fantastic job of providing a realistic view of the camp and exploring its habitants' complex relationship with it… Through writing the book, Grayson gave a voice to a group of people who have for almost all of their lives been voiceless. I highly recommend Children of the Camp." • AmeriQuests"Children of the Camp is an ambitious and timely ethnographic approach to understanding the experiences of Somali youth who have lived all or most of their lives in a refugee camp in Kenya… [It] will be an important read for anyone interested in youth in protracted refugee status." • Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees"This is an outstanding and original contribution to scholarship in both refugee studies and anthropology. Rarely does one get such candid portraits of refugee youth, their rich yet truncated lives in extended exile, and the hopes they hold on to." • Jennifer Hyndman, York University, Canada

Review Quote

"This is an outstanding and original contribution to scholarship in both refugee studies and anthropology. Rarely does one get such candid portraits of refugee youth, their rich yet truncated lives in extended exile, and the hopes they hold on to." Jennifer Hyndman, York University, Canada

Details ISBN1785336312 Publisher Berghahn Books Year 2017 ISBN-10 1785336312 ISBN-13 9781785336317 Format Hardcover Pages 246 Imprint Berghahn Books Subtitle The Lives of Somali Youth Raised in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 305.23086914096773 Publication Date 2017-10-01 Short Title Children of the Camp Language English AU Release Date 2017-10-01 NZ Release Date 2017-10-01 UK Release Date 2017-10-01 Author Catherine-Lune Grayson Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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