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Somali Bantu Refugees In Southwest Idaho: Assessment Using Participatory Research, Pamela J. Springer, Mikal Black, Kim Martz, Cathy Marie Deckys, Terri Soelberg

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Each year, refugees are forced to leave their homes and country due to result of wars or political turmoil. According to the National Office of Refugees, 2.6 million refugees have settled in the United States (U.S.) since 19751. Idaho is a state in which refugees are resettled. The majority of refugees in Idaho are located in the capitol city of Boise. The refugees come from over the globe including Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

African refugees represent a unique population in the United States and throughout the world. Many African refugees represent a preliterate population; they have …