Challenges Faced by Refugees

By Clara Hinklin As the Somali Bantu arrive at the place which was to become home, they experienced many challenges. Lewiston, Maine was a small community, set in its ways with locals many would call “quirky”.  The transition to living in a village without a single phone to living in a city, in an apartment with electricity was unlike any other change the Somali Bantu had experienced. In her book, Making Refuge: Somali Bantu … Continue reading Challenges Faced by Refugees