Beginning Again
eBook - ePub

Beginning Again

Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Beginning Again

Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia

About this book

Appalachia has been a place of movement and migration—for individuals, families, and entire communities—for centuries.
Beginning Again brings together twelve narratives of refugees, migrants, and generations-long residents that explore complex journeys of resettlement. In their stories, Appalachia—despite how it's popularly portrayed—is not simply a region of poverty and strife populated only by white people. It is a diverse place where belonging and connection are created despite displacement, resource extraction, and inequality.


Among the narratives included:

Hear fromClaudine Katete, a Rwandan asylum seeker raised in refugee camps who graduated college into the chaos of COVID-19. FollowAmalas she and her family fled war-ravaged Syria and navigated mice-infested housing and unresponsive case workers.Listen toMekyah Davis, born and raised in Big Stone Gap, as he describes the "slow burn" of everyday racism and his efforts to organize Black Appalachian youth to stay in their communities. Taken together, their stories and more collected here present a nuanced look at life in contemporary Appalachia. Download the corresponding lesson plans on the Voice of Witness website.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword, by Nikki Giovanni
  5. Introduction: Everyday existence and resistance, by Katrina M. Powell
  6. Editorial director’s note, by Đào X. Trần
  7. Claudine Katete (Rwanda to the US, 2014)
  8. Elvir Berbic (Bosnia to the US, 1995)
  9. Mekyah Davis (Big Stone Gap, Virginia)
  10. Amal (Syria to the US, 2015)
  11. Rufus Elliott (Amherst, Virginia)
  12. Hannah Martin (Oregon to Virginia, 2012)
  13. Babikir Harane (Sudan to the US, 2015)
  14. Sohaila (Afghanistan to the US, 2017)
  15. Peter Lewis (Washington, DC, to Virginia, late 1970s)
  16. Barte Laney (Marion, North Carolina)
  17. Sheng Thao (Thailand to the US, 1995)
  18. Cindy Sierra Morales (Mexico to the US, 2004)
  19. Glossary
  20. Timeline
  21. Appalachia: A real and imagined place, by Jordan Laney and Katrina M. Powell, with Savannah Murray, Janet Hanks, and Katie Beth Brooks
  22. Nine actions for justice in appalachia
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. Back Cover