What is the What (WITW)
First Sudanese Civil War
1955-1972
Addis Ababa Agreement
1972 treaty officially ends 1st Sudanese Civil War, issues not fully resolved
Second Sudanese Civil War
1983-2005
Lost Girls
89 girls resettled to the United States
Black Days
Name for days in Kakuma when there is no food
Omar al-Bashir
President of Sudan
Kakuma
Refugee Camp in Kakuma
Royal Nieces of Pinyudo
four beautiful and wealthy girls present in Pinyudo, friends of Achak
South Sudanese Independence
gained July 9, 2011
Achor Achor
Valentino's Best Friend, they share an apartment, Traveled from Pinyudo to Kakuma together
Tabitha
Valentino's girlfriend and crush, part of Apata drama group, meets Valentino in Kakuma
Repatriation
go back to home country, return to life there
Murahaleen
government militia on horseback
Lost Boys
group of unaccompanied minors fleeing Sudan during 2nd civil war
Michael Luol
handless man, victim of Sharia law
Field Work
immersing oneself in the culture studied
Host Country Integration
integrate into the country you fled to, live life there
Fiction
interpretation of life and editing to fit cinematic norms
Dinka Domination
largest ethnic group of S. Sudan, Dinka dominates SPLA, Dinka v. Nuer
John Garang
leader of SPLA, negotiates CPA
Dinka Culture
many different facets, all groups have different traditions
Resource Curse
money and conflict
Remittances
money sent back from refugees to home country or refugee camps
Refugee Interviews
must pass in order to be eligible for third country resettlement
Unaccompanied Minors
orphans
Etic
outsider
White House
place where Kakuma Lost Boys gather to entertain themselves on Black Days
PTSD
post traumatic stress disorder
Bridewealth
price associated with giving a bride for marriage
Julian
receptionist at hospital in Atlanta
Internally Displaced Person
refugee that does not cross national borders, mostly women, children and elderly, migration within the country
UN Durable Solutions
repatriation, host country integration, 3rd country resettlement
Ethnographic Film
research before and should show the life of people as they are living it, no talking heads, no interpretation
Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars
resource conflict, religion, uneven development
Selective Acculturation
retaining your culture and pieces of tradition while honoring new culture and values of country of resettlement
Synchronic
single period of time in anthropological perspective
Abed
slave, Arabic word
Refugee
someone felling persecution and crosses a border
Mr. Kondit
teacher in Pinyudo
Diachronic
time period, history and change over time in anthropological perspective
Third Country Resettlement
travel to entirely new country as refugee
UNHCR
united nations high commission on refugees--do not provide aid, oversee all NGO's who provide aid
Aid Bait
using young boys to obtain UN aid for SPLA
New York
vLost Boys Relocation City
VOLAGS
voluntary agencies managing refugee resettlement
Survivor's Guilt
why did I make it but others did not?
Powder
Man who robs Valentino in Atlanta
William K
Achak's best friend, does not make it to Pinyudo
Moses
Achak's best friend, soldier in SPLA, meet up in Kakuma for a time
Amath
Achak's crush in Marial Bai
Marial Bai
Achak's hometown
Garang Deng
American name is Joseph, GGTOU
Kua Flexible
Be flexible with life
Anglo-Egyptian Condominium
British colonialism over Nile water and Oil resources
Red Army
Children's branch of SPLA
Dinka Initiation and Burial Practices
Circumcision, Scars, Killing Bull
3 C's
Colonialism, Commerce, Christianity
CPA
Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005
Daniel Bol Pach
DD, Pittsburgh, PA, college degree, struggles with cultural differences
Panther Bior
DD, Pittsburgh, PA, lonely, sleep, work and school only
John Bul Dau
DD, Syracuse, NY works many jobs, sees mother in airport
Salva Kiir Mayardit
Dinka President of South Sudan
Joseph Yai Ayany
Dinka from Aweil region, 4 years in Ethiopia, 3 months in Sudan, 9 years in Kakuma, 10 years US
Emmanuel Jal
Dinka, hip-hop artist
Kur
Dut's Right Hand Man
Pinyudo
Ethiopian refugee camp
Bonga
Ethiopian village, SPLA center
Scramble for Africa
European dividing of Africa for resources
Mike Majok Kuch
GGTOU graduates from Catholic school
Abraham Herjok Kuol
GGTOU high school scenes
3 M's
Misfits, Missionary, Mercenaries
God Grew Tired of Us
Hollywood take on Lost Boys arriving from Kakuma to US
Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka
Hurry Hurry Has no Blessing
Emic
Insider
Birth Dates of Lost Boys
January 1st
Noriyaki
Japanese man, in charge of Wakachiai project, friend of Valentino
Nuer
Large cultural group present in Southern Sudan
Mary
Leader of Lost Boys Foundation in United States
Dut Majong
Leader of Red Army, takes thousands of boys to Pinyudo
Bilpam
Location of first major SPLA training center
Philadelphia
Lost Boys Relocation City
Pittsburg
Lost Boys Relocation City
Syracuse
Lost Boys Relocation City
Valentino Achak Deng
Main Character of WITW
Dinka
Main cultural group present in S.Sudan
Arab
Main cultural group present in Sudan
Heshima
Respect
Anyanya
S.Sudanese separatist rebel movement
September Laws
September 1983, imposition of Sharia Laws on South Sudan
African Diaspora Relationships
Sudan to Ethiopia to Kenya
SPLA
Sudanese People's Liberation Army
SPLM
Sudanese People's Liberation Movement
Ubuntu
Together we will succeed
Tonya
Woman who robs Valentino in Atlanta
Michael/TV Boy
Young boy in charge of watching Valentino during Atlanta robbery
Assimilation
abandoning old culture and accepting new culture entirely
Participant Observation
antrhoplogical method of collecting data
Sharia Law
arab law, very strict
Lost Boys Foundation
attempted to help Lost Boys adjust to US
Juba
capital of S.Sudan
Khartoum
capital of Sudan
Cultural Relativism
considering cultural norms of studied culture before passing judgement, suspending one's own judgement
Arranged Marriage
cultural practice in which a bride and groom are determined by parents or elders
Polygamy
cultural practice of one man having many wives
Gladys
director of acting troupe in Kakuma
Dinka Diaries
ethnographic film on Lost Boys and assimilation into US culture
Culture Shock
experience during intital integration into a new culture
Ethnocentrism
focusing on one's own culture and reflecting cultural analysis based on that