The middle of everywhere: helping refugees enter the American community

Prelude: Ellis Island

Part 1: Hidden in plain sight. Cultural collisions on the Great Plains ; The beautiful laughing sisters: an arrival story ; Into the heart of the heartland ; All that glitters ...

Part 2: Refugees across the life cycle. Children of hope, children of tears ; Teenagers: Mohammed meets Madonna ; Young adults: "Is there a marriage broker in Lincoln?" ; Family: "A bundle of sticks cannot be broken"

Part 3: The alchemy of healing: turning pain into meaning. African stories ; Healing in all times and places ; Home: a global positioning system for identity ; Building a village of kindness. Coda: We're all here now

Appendices: Working with people for whom English is a new language ; Becoming a cultural broker ; Universal declaration of human rights.