Reference+Information+for+Tutors

Reference materials for tutors
 * These sites are provided to assist you with background information on migrant and refugee learners, specific cultural and language information and current situations for refugees. Please be aware that information and images contained in some sites may contain information or images that are distressing for former refugees. These sites are not intended for use with students, but if you feel some of the content is appropriate and relevant to tutoring, please use it with great sensitivity . **


 * Click on the web addreses to be taken directly to the websites. **

** Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Community Profiles ** [|**http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/delivering-assistance/government-programs/settlement-planning/community-profiles.htm**] The DIAC community profiles provide information regarding the demographics, settlement needs, countries and cultural backgrounds of newer humanitarian communities in Australia.

**Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Research Centre Fact Sheets** [|**http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/resources/amep_fact_sheets**]  AMEP Research Centre Fact Sheets provide AMEP teachers with information on areas of professional concern. They provide an overview of each topic with annotated references for those who wish to extend their knowledge. Examples of topics that may be of interest to tutors include: // The influences of Prior Learning, Learners with Low Literacy in the AMEP and ////Different Cultures of learning//. To find **Country Profiles** **Fact Sheets**, search the site under the name of the country and the word ‘profile’ (e.g. SEARCH: Sudan profile). These provide background information on countries and cultural groups that represent a high proportion of AMEP learners.

**Cultural Profiles Project - Citizenship and Immigration Canada** [|**http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/**] This Canadian website provides cultural and demographic background information on a wide range of immigrant groups. Click on a country and then choose a topic such as Education, Arts and Literature, Communication (including languages), Family Life, Spirituality… the list goes on. The site also contains useful references.

Find out about the UNHCR and current situations for refugees in conflict areas such as Darfur, Congo and Burma. There are also free downloadable publications and online picture slideshows of refugee experiences and life in refugee camps. Search the site by counrty name.
 * United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR): ****__ [] __**

A very extensive website //“devoted to the issues, journeys, images and stories of the Sudanese diaspora.”// It includes research and links to information about people and cultures, arts and music, languages, statistics, politics, literacy, news and more. Well worth exploring.
 * SORA: Sudanese Online Research Organisation: ****__ [] __**

This comprehensive website tells the stories of Bhutanese refugees; the situation that led people to flee their homeland, their lives in the camps and in countries of re-settlement.The site has a range of fascinating, honest and deeply moving testimonies from refugees, recorded by a range of human rights organisations. There are virtual tours of camps in Nepal, and information regarding daily life in the camps, camp organisation and social issues. Different pages explore on the history, geography, politics and people of Bhutan. There is also background information and accounts of human rights violations, debunking the myth of a Shangri-La with the highest ‘Gross National Happiness’.
 * Bhutanese Refugees, The story of a forgotten people: **** [|www.bhutaneserefugees.com] **

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 * Other useful sites: **
 * Refugee Council of Australia **


 * Refugees International [] **


 * Forced Migration Online [|http://www.forcedmigration.org] **


 * Amnesty International **** [] **


 * New Internationalist [] **


 * Human Rights Watch [] **


 * VTPU (Victoria Transcultural Psychiatry Unit) [] **

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