My New Home After the Democratic Republic of the Congo

by Ellen Rodger

Series: Leaving My Homeland (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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Etienne is a former child soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo with a secret fear he will never be safe. His father and brother are missing and presumed dead. After he escapes his captors, his mother decides they have lost enough. They are lucky enough to have family in Canada and are reunited with them as refugees. The story is interspersed with facts about the trauma some refugees deal with and the uncertain welcome from countries struggling with opposition to refugees.… (more)

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Etienne's story is similar in some ways to Baseema's. However, he was conscripted as a child by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was forced to do things that left him with PTSD and major guilt. Even though he, his mother and sister were able to journey to Canada and were granted asylum, his father and older brother remain behind and the family doesn't know whether they're alive or not. His story offers plenty of insight into the hurdles such a past have created, as well as showing statistics regarding the numbers who have fled and how many were granted asylum. It's both dark and quite enlightening. (

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Etienne is a former child soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo with a secret fear he will never be safe. His father and brother are missing and presumed dead. After he escapes his captors, his mother decides they have lost enough. They are lucky enough to have family in Canada and are reunited with them as refugees. The story is interspersed with facts about the trauma some refugees deal with and the uncertain welcome from countries struggling with opposition to refugees.

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