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Iberian Gitanos and Balkan Romani, the ancestors of most of the Romani population in the United States today, began immigrating to the United States on a large scale over the latter half of the 19th century coinciding with the weakening grip of the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman Wars in Europe in the 19th century, which ultimately culminated in ...
The United States established diplomatic relations with Romania in 1880, following Romania's independence. [18] The two countries severed diplomatic ties after Romania declared war on the United States in 1941; and re-established them in 1947. Relations remained strained during the Cold War era while Romania was under communist leadership.
These Romani were known for playing in cafes and restaurants, the name Bashalde emerged in the late 20th century; portions of them were also known as Romungre. In the early 1900s the Romani in Braddock, Pennsylvania, purchased an entire block of homes, making them the largest population of settled Romani in the United States.
Laurentiu Baceanu, 20, and Alexandru Vasile, 19 — both Romanian nationals — were charged Monday with 11 felony counts of second-degree robbery and 11 felony hate crime enhancements, the ...
Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for her use Wednesday on The View of an offensive term derived from an outdated and derogatory term for the Romani people. The word is a once-commonly used synonym ...
The United States announced on Friday it was admitting Romania into its visa waiver program, allowing visa-free travel by Romanian citizens for up to 90 days starting around March 31. Romania had ...
An increase in attacks on Romani people in eastern Europe brought growing numbers of Romani refugees to New York City during the 1990s. Roma in Greater New York are mainly descended from liberated slaves and are known as the Vlax Roma , during the first four decades of the twentieth century.
Janet Lee – psychic who sued private investigator Bob Nygaard over alleged anti-Romani bias [8] Oksana Marafioti – author of Armenian and Romani descent [9] Richard Marcinko – commander and Vietnam War veteran; Gina Marks – psychic and writer; Jimmy Marks – victim of discrimination; Rose Marks – psychic; Jerry Mason – rock ...