Bhutanese Refugee Annotated Bibliography

Works Cited

"100000 Milestone for Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement." Himalayan Times [Kathmandu] 26 Apr. 2013: n. pag. Proquest Central. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://search.proquest.com/docview/1346158765?accountid=14608>.

This newspaper article, published in Kathmandu in the Himalayan Times, covers the migration of many of the Bhutanese refugees currently taking refuge in Nepalese refugee camps to other countries around the world. Under relocation programs that started in 2007, over 80,000 refugees have moved to 8 different countries, with another 20,000 refugees having resettlement papers submitted. Over 65,000 refugees have been resettled to America, by far the largest relocation group, the UNCHR plans to continue their success of relocation of Bhutanese refugees in the next coming years for the remainder of those in the camps.

"Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Becomes UNHCR's Largest." Himalayan Times [Kathmandu] 19 June 2010: n. pag. ProQuest Central. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://search.proquest.com/docview/503940177?accountid=14608>.

This newspaper article, also from the Himalayan Times based out of Kathmandu, Nepal, covers that the resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to the neighboring country of Nepal has become the largest resettlement program through the UNHCR worldwide. Nepal UNHCR representative Stephane Jaquemet said "We are very proud to be the largest resettlement program." on World Refugee Day, June 20th. Because this article was written before the most recent one regarding the number of refugees haven been resettled across the globe is not up to date, so it is very interesting to see how much it has grown in the short period of time.

Ives, Jack D. "A Personal View: Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal." Mountain Research and Development 22.4 (2002): 411-14. JSTOR. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/25164091 .>. This article was written by Jack D. Ives, Senior Advisor on Mountain Ecology at United Nations University on his personal experiences with Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. He begins with the facts that there are over 130,000 Bhutanese people have been forced to live in exile over the past 10 years, and that about 100,000 of these refugees live in UNHCR refugee camps in areas of eastern nepal. These people were forced to leave their country in September and October of 1990, after peaceful mass demonstrations were opposing the law that curtailed the cultural and religious freedoms of Bhutanese citizens of Nepali decent. He further explains his involvement with Dinesh Dhakal, a Bhutanese man who had contacted UNU about obtaining a fellowship, as the university did not have a Bhutanese fellow. After meeting many times with Dhakal and visiting the camps in Nepal, Ives came up with the conclusion that to truly solve this crisis, all the people of the international community must come together and work together because this is not just a Bhutanese problem, its a humanitarian problem much larger than that.

"Resettlement of Bhutanese Refugees to US Begins." The Hindustan Times [New Delhi] 08 Nov. 2007: n. pag. ProQuest Central. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://search.proquest.com/docview/470446326?accountid=14608>.

This article, one of the oldest that I found on the topic of Bhutanese refugee relocation, is allocating the future plans for the resettlement of Bhutanese refugees from the Nepali camps to other nations across the globe. "said the US government would take 60,000 refugees over a five-year period although the limit could be extended if required. 'There is no cap if more than 60,000 people are interested in being resettled.'" the article stated. With over 65,000 refugees in America now in 2013, it is very nice to see that the UNHCR as well as their affiliate in American relocation efforts have exceeded their goals for helping those in the Nepali camps.

"US Resettlement Plans Give Hope to Bhutanese Refugees." The Hindustan Times [New Delhi] 27 Apr. 2007: n. pag. ProQuest Central. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://search.proquest.com/docview/469431746?accountid=14608>.

This article from the Hindustan Times is the oldest one of the articles I researched. It was published right as the United States as well as other countries to begin in the assistance of the resettlement and relocation efforts for the Bhutanese in Nepali refugee camps. It states that there is finally a "light at the end of a tunnel" for the more than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees currently taking home in the camps. With facts similar to other articles, 60,000 in the next five years, the interest of Canada, Denmark and Norway, etc., this article was the very beginning of those to come regarding the massive movement of Bhutanese refugees to new homes across the globe.