From the Book - First edition.
Welcome to Nebraska, Welcome home
PART I: ARRIVE: Fraidoon / Country of origin: Afghanistan / Ethnic group: Tajik (Map: Afghanistan ; The first day of my life ; Fraidoon ; Fred ; Who would marry someone with a fatwa on his head? ; Coming to America, the hard way ; The black hole of red tape)
PART II: BIRTH: Nathan / Country of origin: Myanmar/Thailand / Ethnic group: Karen (Map: Myanmar and Thailand ; Flip-flops, rice, soccer ; TV, hamburgers, football)
PART III: RUN: Nyarout / Country of origin: South Sudan / Ethnic group: Nuer (Map: South Sudan and Ethiopia ; In Africa ; In America)
PART IV: SURVIVE: Shireen / Country of origin: Northern Iraq / Ethnic group: Yazidi (Map: Northern Iraq ; Captured ; For sale ; The black hole of captivity ; After)
PART V: HOME: Dieudone / Country of origin: Burundi / Ethnic group: Hutu and Tutsi (Map: Burundi and Tanzania ; Early one morning ; Heaven ; Umoja)
PART VI: NOTES AND RESOURCES (The refugee process ; Author's note ; Acknowledgments ; About Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska ; About the Yazda Cultural Center ; Chapter Notes ; Time Lines ; Resources ; Index)