Somali Bantu Refugees in Houston Bone Up on America 101. From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: October 5, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By Rachel Graves, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 5--They quickly mastered many aspects of American life: the vacuum cleaner, the shower, diapers. They sit on chairs and sleep in beds.

An uneventful summer storm, though, still has the power to snap a family of Somali Bantu refugees back to a previous life. A thunderclap on a recent morning sent several adults and children diving for the floor, their faces contorted in terror. Ma...