Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Return to Life in the Displaced Persons Camps
After liberation, many Jewish people had nowhere to go. Displaced Persons Camps served to house these people on a temporary basis. Within these camps, the people formed centers of social, cultural, and educational activity. Read...
University of Richmond
Renewing Inequality: Family Displacements Through Urban Renewal: 1955 1966
This website uses graphics to explain the effects of family displacements through urban renewal resulting in renewing inequality.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Remember Me? Displaced Children of the Holocaust
The Remember Me project seeks to document the wartime experiences of children who were separated from their families or orphaned at the end of World War II by identifying now-adult survivors from photographs taken by relief workers after...
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First Nations: Land Rights and Environmentalism in British Columbia
This web site purports that the ruining of the natural environment in British Columbia has gone hand in hand with the displacement of the aboriginal peoples from their homelands. Follow the links to access specific details.
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Refugee Briefing Paper for Students
This site from the UN Cyberschool program provides a briefing for students on the forced displacement of people around the world. In addition to basic facts and a broad history on the problems faced by refugees it propose solutions, and...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Bericha
Bericha, meaning escape, became the main goal of survivors after the Holocaust. Many had no home or community to return to. Underground networks helped these displaced people find homes in other countries, many in Israel. Read background...
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World Vision International
The official homepage for the relief agency World Vision International. Students will find information on world crisis spots and on displaced people and refugees.
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Forced Migration Online: What Is Forced Migration?
This resource presents an introduction to forced migration, which is the movement of displaced people and refugees. Covers all types of forced migration from economic reasons to conflict within the country.
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Easyphysics: Chapter 2 Velocity
Learners investigate velocity. Some topics examined are average velocity, distance, and displacement. The resource includes example problems with solutions, interactive graphs, and a chapter quiz.
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Direct Relief International
Direct Relief International provides medical assistance and works to improve the health efforts of needy countries. The hope is that the quality of life for the impoverished and displaced will be improved.
World Food Programme
Wfp: World Food Programme
WFP is a United Nations organization whose mission is to eradicate global hunger and poverty. Their primary beneficiaries are victims of natural disasters, displaced people, the world's hungry poor, and women.
Other
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: The Ken Elliott Collection
Get a glimpse of the excitement and emotion, captured in pictures, as hundreds of new Canadians arrive at Pier 21 in 1965.
Other
Usa Gov: Hurricane Recovery
Resources to help you prepare for hurricanes and to help you find family and friends, get help, and health and safety tips.
CNN
Cnn: Hurricane Katrina
Comprehensive look at Hurricane Katrina. Photos, interactive media, video, news stories, and a lot more can be found on this page.
Curated OER
Cbc News: Anatomy of a Refugee Camp
Great article featuring an excellent graphical representation of life in a refugee camp.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Mayor's Election
Fascinating report on the controversial New Orleans mayoral election. The controversy surrounds absentee ballots, the process, and evacuee voter participation. Audio, video, and a transcript of this April, 2006, report are available.
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U.s. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
This organization is dedicated to disseminating information about the refugee crisis throughout the world. The homepage lists current headlines. Links to statistics, assessment of conditions affecting refugees, and issues and topics are...
PBS
News Hour: New Orleans Health Care
News Hour examines the health care problems that are being addressed by a medical assistance program in this report form February, 2006. Many poor and ill people impacted by Hurricane Katrina, are getting much needed help. Video, audio,...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Anguish of Liberation
The excitement of liberation was accompanied by anguish for the newly free Jewish people. Many had no home or families in which to return. Examine the following source which provides a summary, photos, videos, testimonies, and art...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Drought and Famine Plagues Horn of Africa
Read this news article and view the sad images of those suffereing in the 2011 drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. [July 19, 2011] Included are related resources, including classroom activities and an interactive map showing the...
Pennsylvania State University
Acoustics and Vibration Animations: Demonstrations: The Simple Pendulum
A series of graphics, downloadable animations and text describe and explain the motion of a pendulum. Some sections require an understanding of calculus.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Places of Our Hearts
To have your ancestral community taken away by the Canadian government is the focus of this exhibit. The communities and way of life that were almost lost will now live forever because of this exhibit.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Churches
This April, 2006, report explores the plight of many churches that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and their importance to the communities of New Orleans. Audio, video, and a transcript are available.
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Comforts of Home, a Site Dedicated to Flannery O'connor
Containing "Links to biographical information about Flannery O'Connor, critical analysis of her work, and general praise of her abilities as a writer and as a human being," this site is well organized and easily navigated. What you find...
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