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The Bantu are an ethnic group in Maine. As of 2012, there were around 1,000 Bantus in Lewiston.〔(Somali Bantu Foundation of Kansas ), accessed 2012-09-12〕 ==History== Bantus are a minority ethnic group in Somalia, a country largely inhabited by ethnic Somalis. They are the descendants of people from various Bantu ethnic groups originating from what are modern-day Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique who were brought to Somalia as slaves in the 19th century. Bantus are ethnically, physically, and culturally distinct from Somalis, and have remained marginalized since their arrival in Somalia.〔L. Randol Barker et al., Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, 7 edition, (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: 2006), p.633〕〔(Refugees Vol. 3, No. 128, 2002 UNHCR Publication Refugees about the Somali Bantu )〕 During the Somali Civil War, which first began with the overthrow of the central government in 1991, many Bantus were evicted from their lands by various armed factions of Somali clans. Being visible minorities and possessing little in the way of firearms, the Bantus were particularly vulnerable to violence and looting by militiamen. Tens of thousands of Bantus fled to refugee camps in neighboring Kenya.〔 In the year 2000, the United States classified the Bantu as a priority and began preparations to resettle an estimated 12,000 Bantu refugees in select cities throughout the U.S.〔(Somali Bantu Community Mutual Assistance Association of Lewiston/Auburn Maine )〕 Most of the early arrivals in the United States settled in Clarkston, Georgia, a city adjacent to Atlanta. However, they were mostly assigned to low rent, poverty-stricken inner city areas, so many began to look to resettle elsewhere in the US, including Maine.〔(Perceived Barriers to Somali Immigrant Employment in Lewiston - A Supplement to Maine’s Department of Labor Report )〕 In 2006, KPMG International released a study identifying the best places to do business around the world and ranked Lewiston as the best in New England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829033358/http://ci.lewiston.me.us/news/2006/08-03-06b.htm )〕 In June 2011, the ''Lewiston Sun Journal'' reported a growing number of Bantu recent immigrants earning high school diplomas, with more enrolling in local community colleges. The university students consist of both adult undergraduate and continuing education pupils, as well as high school graduates.〔(From refugee camp to cap and gown ) - ''Lewiston Sun Journal''〕〔(More Somali students graduate, find success ) - ''Lewiston Sun Journal''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of the Somali Bantus in Maine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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