Did you know that Nashville, Tennessee is a major refugee relocation center? We have the largest population of Khurds in the US, a large population of Sudanese families,  and currently we are anticipating huge numbers of refugees from Myanmar.  I womder if any are Karenni. Along come two timely titles to help me understand.

For fiction we have Mitali Perkins’ Bamboo People (Charlesbridge, 2010) and for nonfiction I’m using the Global Hot Spots series including Burma (Myanmar) from Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2010. Do you have any additional suggestions?

Bamboo People by… Read More