The Romani People commonly known as Roma, Gypsies or Travelers account for around 11 million people scattered across Europe today, mostly in the Eastern European states. They have been persecuted and discriminated against due to large cultural differences since their arrival to Europe. The post-1989 transition from communism in Eastern Europe created a huge ethnic underclass of Roma who by many measures such as political, social, and economic, have the lowest status of any ethnic group in Eastern Europe. This has led to large socioeconomic gaps between Roma and non-Roma people. Europe is finally starting to realize what a large problem this gap is causing and certain agencies and governments of states where there is a larger population of Roma have begun to take action to better integrate the Roma people into society. These initiatives are striving to increase employment, education, welfare and other aspects of life for the Roma people and to break the destructive cycle of poverty, unemployment, lack of education, and loss of hope that has set in for many East European Roma. There has been much debate over the origins of the Roma people. Originally thought to have been from Egypt, they were given the name Gypsies. After extensive research into their language, it is now thought that the Roma people migrated from India to Eastern Europe approximately 600 years ago. The Roma 's migration from India was largely dependent on geography. It is believed that they traveled through
Homeless people are already in such a bad state due to having no shelter, but the head of the Western Regional Advocacy Project revealed that homeless people suffer from harassment and punishment for only existing in public. This is brutal towards the people who are already suffering through so much and arresting them for an action they cannot control is absurd. Another report that was provided by the
The changing environment throughout time has caused many families to move out of their homelands. These families are either forced to make the decision to move out, or they move by their own desire. Migration and parenthood in a new country are significant transitions that pose stressful challenges for immigrant and refugee parents. Although living in Canada can be rewarding, however, there are challenges that immigrants and refugee face through trying to adapt to the culture of Canada. These challenges may include, battling cultural shock, Language Barriers, Misconceptions of Homeland and culture, employment, and depression.
There are approximately 43 million immigrants in the United States and about 11 million are illegal. Compared to the total American population, only seven percent of the nation’s population are non-citizens. Approximately 22 percent of inmates in federal prison are non-citizens. (Perez)
In 1935, the race laws that were used to prevent Jews from doing everyday activities was extended to the Romani people. The Roma, just like the Jews were targeted solely because of their race. The Nazi’s viewed them as an inferior race and a danger to Aryan society. Romani were labeled as “asocial” and unfit for German society. When the Nazi’s started sending Roma to concentration camps, they were forcibly sterilized because they were viewed as not being fit for human reproduction. Later, the Roma
By 1940, Roma gypsies were rounded up and made to live in encampments. These in time became fenced in ghettos. From these ghettos, many were transported by train to detention camps to await deportation. They were forced to wear black triangle markings for being asocial or a green triangle for being professional criminals. Besides being treated as in the camps, they were also subjected to multiple medical experiments, including “special experiments that were supposed to prove scientifically that their blood was different from German blood.” Many of the gypsy women were sterilized against their will, which included any female child over the age of twelve. This was done so they would not be able to continue their ancestral line, thought to be impure inferior and worthless. Most Roma gypsies were exterminated in the camps.
As mentioned by Calloway in the beginning of the “Documents” section, it is important to consider that historians often disregard stories due to their lack of understanding and that these stories can provide insight into the lives of individuals who lived through certain times in history. As pointed out by Leslie Marmon Silko, origin stories should not be taken as fact. I think that viewpoint supports the idea of possible migrations.
Homelessness has increasing become one of the most pressing and urgent social political problems of our time. It is argued that three of the most important policy issues are health, housing and income. Homelessness is defined as a situation in which an individual lacks a fixed, regular and adequate residence during the night. This definition excludes individuals in correctional facilities or those detained by law. The case is clearly depicted in urban communities, where thousands of people live on the streets or shelters. In rural areas the case of homelessness is less prevalent in that, homeless persons are likely to live with a relative or friends in
Many are confused about Gypsies and Travelers because in a lot of ways they are similar and in many ways they are different. In spite of the recent influx of work on Gypsies and Travellers, none of it even scratches the surface when it comes to the gypsies and travellers people. However, they both are a quiet group that not many even know about. Books like We Are the Romani People by Hancock explore these various groups and why they are such an intriguing people. Nonetheless, this edition excels in both scope and clarity, managing not only to present a fascinating and succinct introduction for novices to Gypsy and Traveller communities in United Sates and the differences that are between them.
There are between 200,000 and 500,000 members of gypsy groups living in all regions of the United States. Most of these members of the gypsy communities would be known as the Romani (Roma). Romani people originally come from India and migrated first to Europe, later throughout the United states, and now they are all across the world. The people of the Gypsy culture are not known as healthy. About 85% smoke and 85% are obese. Their average life expectancy is only about 48 to 55 years of age.
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Fourth, the Roma gypsies wore black triangles (“Dachau”). The crippled, disabled, homeless, and lesbians were
People originated from the eastern part of Africa. Then they spread out to find water and food. Eventually, the people became nomads and followed their food into Europe and Asia and spread throughout the continents.
Some Roma hide their ethnic identities because it can be dangerous and bad for their business because of the stereotyping that goes along with being a Roma. Also, depending on the community, they may be threatened, attacked, or discriminated again.
This essay will discuss social divisions; social exclusion and social inclusion, of which there are many definitions and interpretations. Social divisions and Social exclusion has been around for many years. Social exclusion was first noticed in France in 1970s in relation to people who fell outside the range of the social insurance system, such as disabled people, lone parents and the young unemployed (Townsend and Kennedy, 2004). Before 1997 Social exclusion was referred to as ‘poverty’, which means where people lack many of the opportunities that are available to the average person (Palmer; 2010). However for the purpose of this assignment, it will focus on homelessness as a social division, the relationship between exclusion and