Facts & Data
Migrants, Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Immigrants: What’s the Difference?
Definitions provided by the International Rescue Committee.
https://www.rescue.org/article/migrants-asylum-seekers-refugees-and-immigrants-whats-difference
The UN Refugee Agency Data Page
Data provided by the UNHCR on refugee population and resettlement statistics, global trends, and interagency coordination maps.
https://www.unhcr.org/data.html
Common Myths About Refugees
Information provided by the International Rescue Committee addressing common myths about refugees and why they spread harmful misinformation.
https://www.rescue.org/article/seven-common-myths-about-refugee-resettlement-united-states
Welcoming America
Offers several webinars, toolkits, links, how-to guides and more to aid communities in welcoming refugees and build meaningful contact.
https://welcomingrefugees.org/resources
Refugee Crisis Areas
A thorough list provided by The International Rescue Committee on areas around the world which have a refugee crisis. Clicking on each location will give you information about the region or country, what caused the crisis, what challenges people are facing, and what the IRC is doing to help.
https://www.rescue.org/search/site/Refugees
What Is World Refugee Day?
Information provided by the UNHCR on the history of world refugee day and when it occurs.
https://www.unhcr.org/world-refugee-day
Learn by Taking Quizzes
- LIRS “What do you know about refugees?” – https://www.lirs.org/quiz-refugees
- UNHCR “How much do you know about refugees?” – https://www.unhcr.org/neu/wp_quiz/unhcr-global-trends-2019-refugees-quiz
Legal Info
How the U.S. Legal Immigration System Works
Information provided by Julia Gelatt of the Migration Policy Institute.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-how-us-legal-immigration-system-works
Refugee Resettlement Process
Information provided by Refugee Council USA on steps of the US refugee admissions program.
https://rcusa.org/resettlement/resettlement-process/
Refugee Resettlement 101
Information provided by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on the US refugee resettlement process.
https://www.hias.org/sites/default/files/refugee_resettlement_101_backgrounder_january_2019.pdf
News & Political Organizations
Refugees Deeply
https://deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/refugees
This is a timely news source designed to help readers understand the complexities of geopolitics, human rights, environmental, legal and other factors that make the refugee crises among the most challenging of modern times. Its editors and expert contributors bring clarity and insight to their comprehensive coverage of worldwide events.
Media
This is Home: A Refugee Story (documentary)
An intimate portrait of four Syrian refugee families arriving in America and struggling to find their footing.
God Grew Tired of Us (documentary)
An award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary that explores the indomitable spirit of three “Lost Boys” from Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war.
Exodus & Exodus: The Journey Continues (documentary)
FRONTLINE tells the epic, first-hand stories of refugees and migrants fleeing countries including Syria, Afghanistan and The Gambia, who made dangerous journeys across 26 countries in search of safety and a better life. The initial two-hour special relied on camera and smartphone footage filmed by refugees and migrants themselves.
The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe’s Refugee Crisis (book)
Patrick Kingsley embeds himself alongside refugees and re-enacts their flight across the choppy Mediterranean in the hopes of better understanding who helps or hinders their path to salvation. Kingsley memorably creates a compassionate, visceral portrait of the mass migration in both its epic scope and its heartbreaking specificity.
The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives (book)
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences, and the result is The Displaced, a powerful dispatch from the individual lives behind current headlines, with proceeds to support the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Where Will I Live? (book)
A photo-based picture book for younger readers that takes a look at the thousands of children around the world who have been forced to flee war, terror, hunger, sickness, and natural disasters – young refugees on the move with very little left except questions. It’s hard to imagine, but the images here will help unaffected children understand not only what this must feel like, but also how very lucky they are.
The Ungrateful Refugee; What Immigrants Never Tell You (book)
In this book, Nayeri weaves together her own vivid story with the stories of other refugees and asylum seekers in recent years, bringing us inside their daily lives and taking us through the different stages of their journeys, from escape to asylum to resettlement.