Disposable People?; The Plight of Refugees
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xx, 347, [1] pages. Foreword by Mrs. Sadako Ogata. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Judith Ann Mayotte (born January 25, 1937) is an American humanitarian, author, theologian, producer, former Catholic religious sister, ethicist, and university professor. In 1976 earned a doctorate in theology at Marquette University. In 1982 she joined Turner Broadcasting as Senior Researcher and a producer for the Emmy and Peabody Award winning documentary series Portrait of America. In 1985 she won an Emmy for writing and producing the "Washington" segment of the series. It was during this time that Mayotte found herself drawn, inexplicably, she says, to refugee work. Mayotte applied for and received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation to write a book about refugees. In 1989, at age 51, she embarked on two years of living alone in Eritrea, Sudan, Pakistan, Thailand, and Cambodia. Her book, Disposable People? The Plight of Refugees, was published in 1992. More