CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ix
4. TIMELINE OF EVENTS xi
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I Refugees
8. Chapter 1 Becoming Refugees 35
9. Chapter 2 The Humanitarian Condition 57
10. Chapter 3 Becoming Somali Bantus 77
11. PART II Lewiston
12. Introduction 103
13. Chapter 4 We Have Responded Valiantly 115
14. Chapter 5 Strangers in Our Midst 139
15. Chapter 6 Helpers in the Neoliberal Borderlands 169
16. PART III Refuge
17. Introduction 205
18. Chapter 7 Making Refuge 215
19. Chapter 8 These Are Our Kids 243
20. Conclusion: The Way Life Should Be 277
21. NOTES 291
22. REFERENCES 313
23. INDEX 327