From Missionaries to Main Street: The Story of One Sgaw Karen Family in the United States

Daniel Gilhooly

Published by Berghahn Books 2023

From Missionaries to Main Street

The Story of One Sgaw Karen Family in the United States

Daniel Gilhooly

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781800738096

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About this book

The Htoo family, who are Sgaw Karen and originally from Burma, resettled in Georgia in the United States refugee resettlement program in 2007. This book chronicles their life in their new country. While the Htoo family’s story is singular, the family’s experiences in Burma, Thai refugee camps, and their experiences in the US are representative of other refugees from Burma and beyond. The book provides historical and cultural information on the Sgaw Karen people against the backdrop of the Htoo family’s path from Burma to Thailand. It also explores the Htoo children’s home and school learning experiences and their relationship with the author as teacher, collaborator, and friend.

Author / Editor information

Daniel Gilhooly is an Associate Professor in the College of education at the University of Central Missouri. He has written many articles on his work with the Karen in rural Georgia. He was an English language teacher from 1997 to 2016.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 The People Called Karen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Chapter 2 The Htoos The Road from Burma to the United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 3 Home Sandville, Georgia, USA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Chapter 4 Teaching, Confusing, and Collaborating Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Chapter 5 The Htoo Brothers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Conclusion: Implications and Limitations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 166
Keywords: Refugee and Migration Studies; Anthropology (General); Sociology

eBook

Published: January 13, 2023
ISBN: 9781800738096