Gabonese Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (Less than 300[1]) | |
| Languages | |
| Fang, English, French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Islam, Bwiti, Animism |
Gabonese Americans are Americans of Gabonese descent. Based in the DNA analysis, at least some West African slaves from present-day Gabon arrived to the modern United States during the American colonial period.
History
During the Atlantic slave trade, approximately 65,000 of the African slaves that arrived to the United States came from the Bight of Biafra, which is partially located in what is now northern Gabon.[2] However, most were from Nigeria and Cameroon and only a few slaves came from Gabon.[3] During these centuries, some Africans arrived in the United States were belonging to ethnicities such as the Fang, Benga, Benza and Kota. [4][5][6]
Later, since the abolition of slavery and independence of Gabon, a small number of Gabonese nationals have emigrated to United States from the modern Gabon. They arrived to USA fleeing the wars (which have taken place there after independence) and seeking political asylum and university studies. In United States, there about 250 Gabonese students in different colleges.[3]
Notable Gabonese-Americans
References
- ↑ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ↑ "Peoples from the Kongo and the Bight of Biafra - U.S. Slave Trade - The Abolition of The Slave Trade". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- 1 2 Lucy M. Long (2015). Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Editorial: Rowman and Littlefield. Page 209.
- ↑ "Jackson Rice Simmons Finding Your Roots". genealogy-research-tools.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Brown president traces roots Brown chief unearths her roots - Arts - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Your Genetic Genealogist. "Your Genetic Genealogist". Retrieved 18 March 2015.