Seeking asylum.

Sara and her mother arrived in the UK one year ago in the back of a lorry. The Medical Foundation, a charity for the victims of torture, is helping them with counselling and support as they apply for refugee status. Fourteen years old, Sara is determined to become a civil rights lawyer. She has taug...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Brook Lapping Productions (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[London] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2005.
Series:	Education in video How am I different? ; 1
Subjects:	Refugee children > Great Britain. Refugee children > Education > Great Britain. Enfants réfugiés > Grande-Bretagne. Enfants réfugiés > Éducation > Grande-Bretagne. Refugee children. Refugee children > Education. Great Britain. Alexander Street Video. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Sara and her mother arrived in the UK one year ago in the back of a lorry. The Medical Foundation, a charity for the victims of torture, is helping them with counselling and support as they apply for refugee status. Fourteen years old, Sara is determined to become a civil rights lawyer. She has taught herself English by watching TV and has managed to get herself into several schools as she and her mother are moved from one temporary accommodation to another. How am I Different? is a documentary series giving a voice to children living in challenging circumstances. Sara's story gives an insight into the life behind that eager, but transient, face in the classroom.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (28 min.).
Playing Time:	00:28:01