A/V and Print Resources

*The following resources are available through the Northeast ABLE Resource Center's library system on the Web at http://www.neablelibrary.org

A New Day : Refugee Families in the United States & Be WHo You Are: Refugee Youth in the United States. Cultural Orientation ResourceCenter.  661 CORv 
2007 : COR.

These videos were created to assist refugees and refugee providers in learning about adjustment of refugee families and refugee youth to their new lives in the United States.

Cultural Orientation for Refugees: A Handbook for U.S. Trainers.  CAL Cultural Orientation Resource Center.  661 CULo
CAL, 2006.

Designed to equip refugee service profiders with an effective and efficient approach to cultural orientation. It presents basic information about the history and practice of cultural orientation and includes techniques and materials that can be used by all who provide CO.


Iraqis: Their History and Culture.
Barbara Robson. 661 ROBb 02
Refugee Service Center, CAL, 1996.

A complete description of the Iraqi Kurds, their history and culture. Includes chapters on the land, the people, social structure, occupations,religion, education, language and more.


Iraqi Kurds: Their History and Culture. Robson, Barbara. 661 ROBb 01
Refugee Service Center, CAL, 1996.

A complete description of the Iraqi Kurds, their history and culture. Includes chapters on the land, the people, social structure, occupations,religion, education, language and more.


Muslim Refugees in the United States: A Guide for Service Providers.  Maloof, Patricia. 661 MALp
Refugee Service Center, CAL, 2003.

This booklet is a basic introduction to the worldview of Muslim peoples as manifested in their religion and culture. It is designed primarily for service providers and others assisting Muslim refugees in their new communities in the United States.


The Somalis: Their History and Culture. Putman, Diana. 661 PUTd
Refugee Service Center, CAL, 1999.

This booklet is a basic introduction to the people, history, and culture of Somalia. It is designed primarily for service providers and others assisting Somali refugees in their new communities in the United States.


The Somali Bantu: Their History and Culture. Van Lehman, Dan.  661 VANd
Refugee Service Center, CAL, 2003.

This booklet is a basic introduction to the people, history, and culture of the Somali Bantu. It is designed primarily for service providers and others assisting Somali Bantu refugees in their new communities in the United States.


Welcome to the United States: A Guidebook for Refugees (Arabic). CAL Cultural Orientation Resource Center. 661 CALc 06

Welcome to the United States: A Guidebook for Refugees ( English). CAL Cultural Orientation Resource Center. 661 CALc 01

Welcome to the United States: A Guidebook for Refugees (Somali). CAL Cultural Orientation Resource Center. 661 CALc 04
CAL, 2004.

Gives refugees being resettled in the U.S. general information about what to expect and what services are available to them during their first months in the country. Aims to help refugees develop realistic expectations about employment, education, health care, and other aspects of life in the United States. Written under the direction of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, and the U.S. Department of State.


Welcome to the United States: Refugee Guide to Resettlement Orientation Video (Af-Maay). CAL. 661 CALv 09

Welcome to the United States: Refugee Guide to Resettlement Orientation Video (Arabic). CAL. 661 CALv 12

Welcome to the United States: Refugee Guide to Resettlement Orientation Video ( Somali). CAL. 661 CALv 04
CAL, 2004.

The video was created to help refugees adjust successfully to their new lives in the United States.