Congolese American

Congolese American
Total population
3,886 (from the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Regions with significant populations
Boston, New York City, other places
Languages

American English
Religion

Christianity

Congolese Americans are Americans of descent from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo. Many have gone there because of war.

According to the 2000 census, in United States live 3,886 Congolese Americans from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] Rose Mapendo who suffered from the war has helped 2,000 Congolese to immigrate into the United States through the organization Mapendo International [2]. French and any of the several Bantu languages are spoken in addition to English. Most Congolese are Christians.

The largest Congolese communities in the U.S. are Boston, New York City, and the Washington, D.C.–Baltimore area. There is also a significant population of Congolese Americans Charlotte and Raleigh areas, in the state North Carolina.

References

  1. ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ancestry/ancestry_q_by_DAC_2000.xls. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
  2. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/10/16/heroes.sarandon.mapendo/index.html?iref=24hours | title=CNN Living heroes | date=2008-10-17 | accessdate=2010-05-10}}

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