Refugee Experiences from Around the World

USC Shoah Foundation presents 24 stories of genocide survivors who recall their experiences as refugees in their testimonies preserved in the Visual History Archive. Each clip of testimony to inspire, inform and shed light on the impact of war, genocide and massacre forcing individuals from their homes.  

Also:

• 10 Interesting Facts About the Refugee Experience
• Martin Šmok’s blog about using testimony to illuminate the plight of current-day refugees in his native Czech Republic.

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  Kizito Kalima on the refugee camp shortly after the genocide

  Language: English

  June 20th is recognized by the United Nations as International Refugee Day to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around the world. Kizito Kalima, a survivor of the Rwandan Tutsi Genocide, remembers the makeshift refugee camp in the region shortly after the genocide.
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  Richard Ashton remembers the Near East Relief camp

  Language: English

  Armenian survivor Richard Ashton describes the difficult conditions he and his family endured as they made their way to a “Near East Relief” camp. They were relieved when they arrived, until they realized cholera had broken out and many people were dying.
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  Norma Dimitry on being a refugee

  Language: English

  Testimony clip of Norma Dimitry was subtitled into Czech, for a presentation in Czech Republic on teaching about the refugee crisis with testimony.

  clip of Norma Dimitry’s testimony. The clip is subtitled into Czech, just in case some of my fellow Czechs were interested in learning more about the last time our country provided at least a safe transit route if not a safe haven to a mass of people. - See more at: http://sfi.usc.edu/query?search_api_views_fulltext=Norma+Dimitry%2C+Holo...
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  Gerda Abraham on being a refugee

  Language: English

  Gerda Abraham describes being a refugee and living in a displaced persons camp in Algeria.