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The Romani people have long been a part of the collective mythology of the West, where they were (and very often still are) depicted as outsiders, aliens, and a threat. For centuries they were enslaved in Eastern Europe and hunted in Western Europe: the Pořajmos, Hitler's attempt at genocide, was one violent link in a chain of persecution that encompassed countries generally considered more ...
The migration of the Romani people through the Middle East and Northern Africa to Europe. The key shows the century of arrival in that area, e.g., S.XII is the 12th century. Romani people first arrived in Europe via the Balkans sometime between the 9th and 14th centuries from north India, through Iran, Armenia, and Anatolia. [33] [34] [35]
Historian Olga Kucherenko postulates that while Crimean Tatars were in exile, additional Romani people of non-Crimean origin were also absorbed into the Romani Crimean Tatars. [377] In Basque Country, the Erromintxela people are assimilated descendants of a 15th-century wave of Kalderash Roma, who entered the Basque Country via France. [378]
The new wave of Romani people such as the Romungre from Hungary and the Catani from Romania to be concentrated in New York and Chicago. [45] Many Romani people also came from Cuba, Canada, Mexico or South America, from where it was easier to immigrate to the United States. [46]
History of the Romani people during World War II (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "History of the Romani people" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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Romani people are less educated than other people in country where they live. The primary reason for this is attributed to their culture, as they lack trust in schools and would rather segregate themselves. [136] Generally speaking, 10% of Romani people, 20% of Romani boys and 25% of Romani girls are illiterate.
Several theories, in great extent mutually exclusive, address the issue of the origin of the Romanians.The Romanian language descends from the Vulgar Latin dialects spoken in the Roman provinces north of the "Jireček Line" (a proposed notional line separating the predominantly Latin-speaking territories from the Greek-speaking lands in Southeastern Europe) in Late Antiquity.