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Profile: Somali Bantu refugees make new homes in the US
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NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
03-20-2005
Profile: Somali Bantu refugees make new homes in the US
Host: JENNIFER LUDDEN
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
JENNIFER LUDDEN, host:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Jennifer Ludden.
The Bantu of Somalia are a long way from home. Originally from central and southern Africa, they were captured two centuries ago and sold as slaves in Somalia. Generations later the Somali Bantu remaine...
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