Ep. 94. The Refugee Experience

Policy Outsider

Diya Abdo is a second-generation Palestinian refugee born and raised in Jordan and the author of the book, American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience. The book shares the stories of seven refugees from around the world who begin their American journeys in North Carolina, where Abdo is a Lincoln Financial Professor of English in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Guilford College. On this episode of Policy Outsider, the Institute on Immigrant Integration Research and Policy invited Dr. Abdo to talk about the book, myths about refugees and the refugee experience, and the intertwined cultural and policy changes that can support a more integrated immigrant experience.

Guests

• Diya Abdo, Lincoln Financial Professor of English, Department of English and Creative Writing, Guilford College

Learn More

• American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience (book)