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PERSPECTIVE:  REFUGEE STORIES  [March 26, 2004] – April 2004 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the worst acts of inhumanity in recent history. 800,000 Rwandans were systematically murdered by their own government. PBS's "Frontline" examines the genocide in Rwanda in a new documentary, "Ghosts of Rwanda," which debuts April 1. At the same time people were also being driven from their homes, beaten, raped and murdered in countries like Bosnia, Sudan and Iraq. Thousands of refugees from these countries came to Nebraska to escape the violence and start anew. In a special "Statewide," we devote our entire show to their stories.  VIDEOS "Statewide's" Mike Tobias profiles two Lincoln women who've endured unimaginable hardships to create better lives for their families: RealPlayer | QuickTime As part of the "Refugee Stories" project, "Statewide's" Mike Tobias assembled a group of refugees to tell their stories to and answer questions from students at Lincoln's North Star High School. Here are highlights of the discussion: RealPlayer | QuickTime    TRANSCRIPTS Transcript of Refugee Stories Transcript of the North Star Discussion Other Videos/Stories of Interest: "Guarding Bosnia" (Sept. 2003) - a series of "Statewide" Perspectives on Nebraska National Guard soldiers in Bosnia and the future of that war-torn country. "Lessons in Courage" (Jan. 2003) - a "Statewide" Perspective on women from Afghanistan who came to Nebraska for teacher training. "Long Way from Home" (Dec. 2001) - a "Statewide" Perspective on Sudanese refugees in Nebraska. "A New Home" (Feb. 1997) - A "Statewide" Perspective on the influx of refugees coming to Nebraska. Tell us what you think about this story or send us your story ideas. E-mail Statewide - statewide@unl.edu ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: • U.S. Committee for Refugees (includes information about refugee conditions in different countries) - http://www.refugees.org • CIA World Factbook (good background information on different countries) - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ • United Nations - http://www.un.org/ • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - http://www.nato.int/ • Afghan Renascent Youth Association (organization co-founded by Samira Mahboub to help Afghanistan) - http://www.aryahelps.org/ • New Americans Task Force - http://newamericanstaskforce.org/ • Lincoln North Star High School - http://lns.lps.org/