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From Sudan to the United States

From Sudan to the United States

Sudan's civil war forced over 25,000 Lost Boys to trek across sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety. Hear their stories from Kakuma Refugee camp.

Grades

3 - 12+

Subjects

Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Human Geography, Social Studies, World History

Program
God Grew Tired of Us

The Lost Boys of Sudan are a group of Dinka youth who fled civil war in their native country, spent a decade growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp, and were eventually resettled in the United States. In the United States, the Lost Boys faced many challenges while adapting to their new lives and trying to maintain their cultural identities as Dinka.

God Grew Tired of Us was released in 2006. In 2011, the nation of South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan, and most "Lost Boys" are more affiliated with South Sudan.

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Writer
Jonathan King
Editor
National Geographic Society
Producer
National Geographic Society
other
Last Updated

October 19, 2023

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