Rain in a Dry Land

Sharon McCreary and CRESL In-Home Tutoring Program

invite you to a special screening of the award-winning PBS documentary:

Rain in a Dry Land

Thursday, September 13

EGOS Room 123

6:30 p.m. gather and introduction

6:45 p.m. Movie starts!

The documentary is approximately 90 minutes in length. If time allows, we’ll

discuss the film utilizing additional resources provided by PBS.

For a refugee, the distance between an African village and an American city is measured in much more than miles. It is a journey of enormous cultural, physical, personal and emotional adjustment. Rain in a Dry Land chronicles two years of that journey for two Somali Bantu families.

Resettlement brings surprises and challenges as the newcomers confront racism, urban poverty, and major 21st-century culture shock. The film captures every step of this process as parents struggle to create a stable, safe haven for their war-torn families, and children struggle to navigate the social and academic challenges of school.

Each person’s unique experience provides an outstanding opportunity for Americans to learn about refugees in the U.S. and to see ourselves and our culture through new eyes. This film is compelling, emotionally moving, and very thought-provoking.