World Refugee Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 2000 to promote awareness of the vast numbers of refugees worldwide.
Some children’s/YA books about immigrants and refugees: Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. Semicolon review here.
Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney. I read this book several months ago, but never reviewed it. It was great story of a family in the U.S. who sponsor a refugee family only to find out that the refugee family is hiding some dangerous secrets.
Children of the River by Linda Crews.
Nonfiction for adults about refugees: Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom by “Sulima” and “Hala” as told to Batya Swift Yasgur. Semicolon review here.
Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishamel Beah.
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir and Michele Fitoussi. Semicolon review here.