Culture Shock: Sudanese refugees coming to America

From the 2006 National Geographic movie "God Grew Tired of Us." Sudanese refugees talk about their culture shock of coming to America for the first time.
rottenseedsays...

This was a good documentary. It's pretty funny how they throw them in the middle of Pittsburgh. They have interesting commentary about our customs too. For example, as they were converted by Christian missionaries they had no idea why we did wreaths and trees and had Santa Claus during the Christmas holiday.

Trancecoachsays...

a few weeks ago, I watched the film, "God Grew Tired of Us." At the screening, I met one of the "lost boys" featured in this video who was also in attendance. His name is John Dau. He's now 32 (I think), an American citizen, and has started a nonprofit, the John Dau Foundation, which brings healthcare and human services to Southern Sudan.

Just by coincidence, the screening was being held just five days after the South Sudan became an independent state and a member of the United Nations. It was amazing to talk to him about his experience and how inspiring it is to witness his accomplishments.

siftbotsays...

Tags for this video have been changed from 'sudan, america, culture shock, donut' to 'sudan, america, culture shock, donut, national geographic, god grew tired of us' - edited by Trancecoach

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