There are also a few small groups of Rumanian Ludar, who may be Gypsies, in addition to the population of Gypsy Americans who emigrated from the Gypsy stronghold within the nation of Romania. IMMIGRATION WAVES TO THE UNITED STATES Gypsies have come to the United States for reasons similar ...
Roughly two in three continue to report they are going out to eat and visiting people outside of their household, while the number who say they are socially distancing remains at an all-time low (29%; similar to levels reported from May to July, but down from 47% one year ago). Just...
The first major immigration wave occurred in 1848 when the Czech "Forty Eighters" fled to the United States to escape political persecution by the Habsburgs. This year also saw the arrival of Vojta Naprstek, a radical free thinker and a vocal opponent of the Austrian government who, as par...
The music has its roots in Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Dalmatia, and Romania. TRADITIONAL COSTUMES For centuries Bosnia was well known for having the widest variety of folk costumes of any region of the former Yugoslavia. Today, these outfits serve as stage costumes rather than street...