About: Congolese Americans

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Congolese Americans are Americans descended from the peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo, which themselves include a large variety of ethnic groups. In the 2000 US Census, 3,886 people of Congolese descent were reported. Another 1,602 specified that they were descended from people from Zaire and less than 300 people indicated that they hailed from the Republic of Congo. Rose Mapendo, who suffered as a result of the war, has helped 2,000 refugees to emigrate into the United States through the organization Mapendo International. So, further thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been able to come to the United States. In 2013, it was estimated that more than 10,000 Congolese refugees of DRC were living in the US.

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  • Congolese Americans are Americans descended from the peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo, which themselves include a large variety of ethnic groups. In the 2000 US Census, 3,886 people of Congolese descent were reported. Another 1,602 specified that they were descended from people from Zaire and less than 300 people indicated that they hailed from the Republic of Congo. Rose Mapendo, who suffered as a result of the war, has helped 2,000 refugees to emigrate into the United States through the organization Mapendo International. So, further thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been able to come to the United States. In 2013, it was estimated that more than 10,000 Congolese refugees of DRC were living in the US. (en)
  • Les Congolo-Américains sont les Américains d'origine congolaise. Selon le recensement des États-Unis effectué en 2010, ils sont au nombre de 11 009. Ils sont particulièrement présents à Boston, dans l'aire métropolitaine de Baltimore-Washington, à New York et au Texas. Depuis que sévissent les guerres du Congo, l'émigration congolaise a fortement augmenté. En 2013, le nombre de réfugiés de la guerre du Congo installé aux États-Unis est estimé à plus de 10 000. (fr)
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  • Congolese Americans (en)
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  • Texas North Carolina the Buffalo, NY Metropolitan Area, Iowa, Kentucky, Other communities to be found in New York City, Washington, D.C.–Baltimore area, Atlanta, Tennessee, Arizona, Wisconsin (en)
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  • Congolese Americans are Americans descended from the peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo, which themselves include a large variety of ethnic groups. In the 2000 US Census, 3,886 people of Congolese descent were reported. Another 1,602 specified that they were descended from people from Zaire and less than 300 people indicated that they hailed from the Republic of Congo. Rose Mapendo, who suffered as a result of the war, has helped 2,000 refugees to emigrate into the United States through the organization Mapendo International. So, further thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been able to come to the United States. In 2013, it was estimated that more than 10,000 Congolese refugees of DRC were living in the US. (en)
  • Les Congolo-Américains sont les Américains d'origine congolaise. Selon le recensement des États-Unis effectué en 2010, ils sont au nombre de 11 009. Ils sont particulièrement présents à Boston, dans l'aire métropolitaine de Baltimore-Washington, à New York et au Texas. Depuis que sévissent les guerres du Congo, l'émigration congolaise a fortement augmenté. En 2013, le nombre de réfugiés de la guerre du Congo installé aux États-Unis est estimé à plus de 10 000. (fr)
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  • Congolese Americans (en)
  • Congolo-Américains (fr)
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  • Congolese Americans (en)
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