How to be a Refugee
Several not so easy steps from oppression to
resettlement
Tara Horn

Step One:
Oppression

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Burma
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Disobedience

Step Two:
Flee

Goodbye, Mom
Goodbye, Friends
(Goodbye, Life)

Home
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Rangoon
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur

Step Three:
Asylum

Please take a number.

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Step Four:
Wait

Step Four:
Wait

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Step Five:
Asylum*
*See Step Three

We're not sure yet. Can you come
back for another interview?

Step Six:
Resettlement

Still a Refugee
No Tuberculosis
Not a Terrorist
Filled out sub-form D-15

Goodbye, Love
Goodbye, Friends
(Hello, Life)

Welcome to America

70,000
Refugees
Resettled
Every Year
15,000,000
Refugees
Globally
Tara Horn
tara@burmacollective.org
www.burmacollective.org