Abstract
This article examines the multiple intersecting challenges faced by women who are survivors of politically motivated violence and are seeking political asylum in the United States. These women have a particular vulnerability to authority, face the forced telling (and unwanted revisiting) of a trauma narrative, have an ambivalent relationship with notions of home and homeland, face numerous gender related challenges, and struggle with significant post-traumatic sequelae. This paper addresses these dynamic issues and contrasts the experience of these women with that of so-called voluntary immigrants. These and other issues are explored with brief case examples, with clinical recommendations for working with this population.
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