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Individuals from Sudan are brought to the USA, cultural differences emerge

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Watch as the Lost Boys experience for the first time what most American's take for granted and as they gain valuable insight on American 'norms.' This is an trailer from the movie: God Grew Tired of Us (2006). Summary: Three young men leave behind a land in chaos to find new lives in a thoroughly different culture in this documentary. As the African nation of Sudan fell into political disarray near the dawn of the 21st century, with unspeakable violence following in its wake, thousands of refugees attempted to flee the country, making their way into Kenya in hopes of earning passage elsewhere. Jon Bul Dau, Daniel Abu Pach, and Panther Bior were three such people who eventually came to the United States, and filmmaker Christopher Quinn spent four years following them on their journey in a new and unfamiliar land. In God Grew Tired of Us, Quinn documents the young men as they struggle to build new lives for themselves, acquaint themselves with the “American“ way of doing things, the difficulties of being bla

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