List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Historical Background to Sudan's Civil War; Chapter Two: Movement beyond Borders; Chapter Three: Settling In; Chapter Four: Providing for Refugees; Chapter Five: Coping Strategies; Chapter Six: Coping Strategy Two; Chapter Seven: Behold the Promised Land; Chapter Eight: Sudanese Women; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary
This book traces the origin and developments of civil wars in Southern Sudan and how they impacted the female population. It shows how these refugee South Sudanese women dealt with homelessness in host countries through various coping strategies, and their eventual resettlement in USA where again they experienced cultural collisions. Finally, Resilience in South Sudanese Women traces their settlement in America, the challenges they experienced, and how they overcame them through determination and resilience
