移民的故事

移民的故事: 西雅图世界救援会 and The 约翰·珀金斯中心

The 约翰·珀金斯中心 at SPU serves at a place of intersection and connection between campus and the regional community, 作为学生和组织的召集人, 领导者和学术思想家, 理论和实践的结合. We seek opportunities to engage communities in dialogue and experiences that lead towards transformation, 欢迎加入, 建立社区.

With this project we seek to explore the question of 网易彩票app如何欢迎网易彩票app的邻居? 通过调查一个重新安置的故事. 全神贯注地参与…的谈话 邻居, we have had the privilege to learn from and work alongside 西雅图世界救援会, JPC的定期社区合作伙伴. 网易彩票app希望你能花点时间建立意识, 反思与对话, as well as invest in opportunities for relationship building.

This webpage serves as a supporting resource and presents a snapshot of content taken from the walk through exhibit. To experience the full 移民的故事, look for the exhibit on campus.

移民的故事 Walk Through 反射 Experience

在一年中的不同时间, a set of A-Board Frames will be set up around campus with a walk through display called the 移民的故事. You are encouraged to walk through each board in order, 查看信息, engage the material through the interactions of links to videos/articles, 停下来反思一下. 珀金斯中心收到了一份CCCU的文件 & Inclusion grant in 2021 to explore a campaign on "welcoming our 邻居."除了社区伙伴 西雅图世界救援会, this reflection experience was created about the refugee/asylee journey.

 

安置故事2月: 移民故事 experience will be on display from February 2nd through Feb 17 in Martin Square on campus. These story boards are a walk through experience to build awareness, 鼓励反思和对话. 移民故事 会导致 冲刺 collaboration with MEChA "Neither Here, Nor There" event on February 16th.

  

定义

谁是难民??

A refugee is someone who as fled their home country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution based on religion, 比赛, 国籍, 政治观点, 或者是某一特定群体的成员.

谁是寻求庇护者?

An asylee is someone who meets the definition of refugee, but requests safety from within the U.S. 或在一个U.S. 入境口岸. An asylum seeker is someone whose request for safety is still in process.

临时条款:“难民”, "migrant" and "asylum seeker" are temporary terms; they do not reflect the whole identity of people...but rather refers to one experience in their lives. 

 

迫害 & 暴力

为什么会有人离开或逃离?

点击链接观看Shekiba的故事: 为社区赋权

反射

What does it feel like to have to prove your lived experiences and truths?

 

提出你的理由

难民身份

The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) identifies the most vulnerable refugees – those who have nowhere else to go – for resettlement and then makes recommendations to select countries. 一旦难民被推荐给美国.S. 为了重新安置,美国政府同意.S. government conducts a thorough vetting of each applicant. This process usually takes between 12 and 24 months.

西雅图世界救援会:谁是难民


政治避难身份

“El茂密的树丛, 提华纳臭名昭著的广场, located directly before the border crossing point of entry has essentially become a massive waiting room… an uncovered slab of concrete where people from all over the world wait, 几个星期或几个月, 他们才被允许进入美国.S. 到边境申请庇护.” - 约翰米iller, Immigration Specialist at 西雅图世界救援会

西雅图世界救援会 Blog Post: Help at the Border

 

反射

What is the longest or most complex process you have had to engage in order to obtain entrance or access into something?

等待


难民营/拘留中心

For someone who applies for refugee status with the UNHCR, this waiting period might take place in a refugee camp or urban area. 对于那些在美国申请庇护的人.S. border, they wait in an immigration detention center.


西雅图世界救援会: World Relief provides initial resettlement and placement as well as employment, education and legal services for refugees arriving in the United States. 与当地教会和志愿者合作, World Relief comes alongside families and individuals as they begin their lives in the U.S.

 

ICE处理中心: Did you know that Tacoma is home to the 4th largest immigration detention center in the U.S. where there are people awaiting their asylum cases?

法案及法例: This article from the 西雅图 Times that illustrates just how much policies matter.

 

反射

等待 and uncertainty in any capacity can be unsettling. 等待 for a prolonged period of time when it comes to life and safety is all the more pressing. Think of a time you have had to wait for something deeply meaningful and important. 那是什么感觉?? How did your body feel as you waited in the unknown?

到来 & 安置


重建家园

安置期为3-6个月, and is an intense time for refugees and asylees starting a new life in the U.S. 在美国呆了一年之后.S. refugees and asylees are eligible to apply for permanent residency. 除了住房, 找工作, 语言学习, 以及其他重建家园的要素, 西雅图世界救援会 also provides resiliency programs, 下一代服务, 和扩展的个案工作.

 

重建家园涉及社区. People and resources within a community are an essential element to rebuilding a home.

与世界救援组织一起重建家园

反射

Consider a time when your life has been uprooted and you had to establish new rhythms, 惯例和存在方式. 那是什么感觉?? How much of what you do in a day would need to be relearned in a different country or culture? 你觉得不舒服吗?? 谁支持你?? 你需要什么才能再次安定下来?

进一步的学习 & 承诺

我该何去何从?

注意事项:如需进一步阅读,请查看 西雅图世界救援组织的博客

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