ethnic conflict

"A powerful memoir by Nury Turkel lays bare China's repression of the Uyghur people. Turkel is cofounder and board chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and a commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. In recent years, the People's Republic of China has rounded up as many as three million Uyghurs, placing them in what it calls "reeducation camps," facilities most of the world identifies as concentration camps. There, the genocide and enslavement of the Uyghur people are ongoing. The tactics employed are reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, but the results are far more insidious because of the technology used, most of it stolen from Silicon Valley. In the words of Turkel, "Communist China has created an open prison-like environment through the most intrusive surveillance state that the world has ever known while committing genocide and enslaving the Uyghurs on the world's watch." As a human rights attorney and Uyghur activist who now serves on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Turkel tells his personal story to help explain the urgency and scope of the Uyghur crisis. Born in 1970 in a reeducation camp, he was lucky enough to survive and eventually make his way to the US, where he became the first Uyghur to receive an American law degree. Since then, he has worked as a prominent lawyer, activist, and spokesperson for his people and advocated strong policy responses from the liberal democracies to address atrocity crimes against his people. The Uyghur crisis is turning into the greatest human rights crisis of the twenty-first century, a systematic cleansing of an entire race of people in the millions. Part Anne Frank and Hannah Arendt, No Escape shares Turkel's personal story while drawing back the curtain on the historically unprecedented and increasing threat from China."--Publisher's website.

"Just turned twelve, Lily is the oldest of the three children in her Chinese American family living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake hits; her family has survived the quake, but as the city starts to burn Lily and her younger brother are separated from the others and must get to the safety of Oakland across the bay and hope that the rest of their family and friends are there waiting for them--but between the fire and the anti-Chinese violence it is not certain that any of them will survive. Includes nonfiction backmatter, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts"--OCLC.

When the 1906 earthquake shakes San Francisco's Chinatown, twelve-year-old Lily must help her brother and neighbor survive the resulting fires.

Former U.S. Marine, Brian Steidle, presents eye-witness accounts to the genocide in Darfur as "Janjaweed" and Sudanese troops attacked Darfurian rebel groups and African civilians, destroyed villages, and indiscriminately murdered men, women, and children.

Traces the history of genocidal acts that have occurred in Darfur during the early twenty-first century, sharing first-hand accounts from survivors on their lives before, during, and after genocidal events, and providing documents issued by the United States, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to address whether or not the actions of the Sudanese government constitute genocide.

Explores the factors leading up the Syrian Civil War which began in 2011 and how this conflict has led to rebel, government, and ISIS forces targeting civilians rather than opposing forces. Discusses what world organizations are trying to do to stop the fighting and the attacks on innocent bystanders.

Beginning in 2011, the Syrian Civil War has become one of the most pressing crises facing the world today. Fighting has left millions displaced, killed thousands, and destabilized the Middle East. It has also left minorities in the country vulnerable to terrorist organizations like ISIS and other armed groups. This book will provide students with the context they need to understand the ethnic and religious tensions at play in Syria, the growth of the conflict into one of war, and the ramifications of the inadequate international response.

The author discusses the plight of the Rohingyas of Myanmar who are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.

"In the closing stages of Sri Lanka's civil war, Malini and her family are herded by soldiers to the coast-- where they will act as human shields. Malini's father tells her to hide in the forest with her younger sister, Banni. But once the shelling begins, Malini realizes they're not safe there, and they must travel inland to their grandfather's village. But how will they survive? Who can she trust? And will she ever see her parents again?"--Back cover.