Peter, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, has encountered many problems during his migration to the United States. Thinking that this transition would not be too difficult, Peter has realized that adapting to a completely different culture is really quite complicated. Keeping to his culture and racism have been just two of these many conflicts that Peter has come across. Starting off his new life in Houston, Texas, Peter was not doing so well. Adapting was challenging, and sending money back to his family in the refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya was also difficult due to his low salary. Peter later leaves Houston for Kansas City for a better life. He enrolls in high school in Kansas City for a better education and hopefully to find a better job.Because of having to balance homework, preparing food for himself, working, and school into his schedule, Peter has not had the opportunity to help those he left in Kenya. After talking on the phone with a friend of his at the refugee camp, Peter seemed more pressured. Since he had to buy things for himself and continue with a job, sending money back to Kenya was difficult.
Racism has been another problem with Peter and the other Lost Boys. An example of racism in daily life with Peter has been at his new job at Wal-Mart. Because Peter is African and very dark-skinned, the Americans managing the store and their employees have decided to put Peter and the other dark-toned people outside working in the heat all day. Since Peter lived in Africa, the managers assumed that he would be used to the heat and be able to accept it. Migrating to the United States has been a difficult process for the thousands of Lost Boys from Sudan, and those who have migrated have encountered several conflicts along the way.
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