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Here is a link to Adeng's website and also to the Sudanese Education Fund, which is a local organization that has helped many Sudanese in the Boston area with educational expenses and other needs.

[|Schools for Southern Sudan] This website is filled with interesting information. Click on "Charles" to read Adeng's personal story. Warning: Parts of it are sad and scary.

[|Sudanese Education Fund] Here you can see pictures of many local Sudanese immigrants (but Nyanthon didn't like her picture so it isn't there anymore) and find out more about this organization and events in the area. If you scroll down the home page to the triathlon, you can download a poster with a picture of someone you know on it. Can you figure out one reason why a certain teacher has been riding her bike so much lately?

We are reading Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate aloud in class. To see a brief video of the author talking about the book click on the book title below and scroll down to the video. media type="custom" key="8510318"

Here is a book talk about the book. media type="youtube" key="qMOQrn0JJAU?rel=0" height="390" width="480"

Here are some video clips from the National Geographic website that will give you more information and a better sense of who Sudanese refugees are, their history and what life is like for them in the United States. In the first video, you will see a brief history of what happened in Sudan and how so many Sudanese "Lost Boys" (and some girls) made their way from Sudan to Ethiopia to Kenya to the United States. media type="custom" key="8567950"

This video shows the life and circumstances of a Sudanese young man in the United States as he grapples with the challenges of supporting his family back in Africa while making a life for himself here. media type="custom" key="8567970"