Chaldeans

responsible? Chaldeans. Chaldeans have a great and long history generating from Mesopotamia. They are the descendants of Mesopotamian nations and have lived there for thousands of years. (“Who Are”). Mesopotamia has been called the “cradle of civilization” for such reasons. Most nations that originated from Mesopotamia developed the first languages (Losch 37). Most Chaldeans trace back to Babylon in Mesopotamia. Abraham’s family are from Ur otherwise known as “the Ur of the Chaldeans” (“Who Were?”)

entrepreneurial development of our capitalist foundation. One such group is the Chaldeans. Hailing from small villages in the north of Iraq—a place historically referred to as Mesopotamia—where the ancient Babylonians once made their home, the Chaldeans are a Catholic group of people who speak Aramaic, the language of Christ. Throughout the last century, the introduction of Saddam Hussein and the

different food and strange dancing were commonplace at these large gatherings. We were Chaldean—a small Catholic minority originating from northern Iraq with ties to ancient-Mesopotamia. The dinners provided me with a gateway, bridging my everyday experience with my ancestral culture. On Mondays, I would return to school with leftover dolma or beef kafta, which established an immediate rapport with other Chaldean students and helped to form the basis of many long-term friendships. Years later, once

generation Chaldean American women, seemed a little reluctant to answer some of my questions, regarding her culture. During several interactions with the patient, she made minimum eye contact and gave a brief answer to my questions. When I asked my patient what language she was fluent in, she glanced at me for a second and responded "English". I later learned that most modern day Chaldean American speak English, Aramaic, and Arabic the primary language of the Iraqi nation. Many Chaldean speak "Jesus

Have you ever thought about how to learn about Chaldean culture? This paper will provide you the reader with this knowledge. I will discuss Chaldean traditions and how my family have brought them to the United States. The Chaldean tradition derives from the ancient civilization and though it has little change my family is very fortunate to practice this unique culture. We as a family lived in the Middle East (Iraq “majority”, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran …), and nowadays are spread all over the

gatherings. My family is Chaldean—a small Catholic minority originating from northern Iraq with ties to ancient-Mesopotamia. The dinners provided me with a gateway, allowing me to bridge my everyday experience with my ancestral culture. It also helped to establish a rapport between myself and other Chaldean students at my school. As the hostilities between the U.S. and Iraq escalated and eventually resulted in the U.S. led invasion in 2003, the small contingent of Chaldeans at my school and I became

“More than forty percent of Americans attend church every week” (Huffington Post). Every week I attend mass at St.Michael Chaldean Catholic Church in El Cajon, California. Every time I go to church I do not sit with the parishioners instead I serve.What this means is that I help read passages and help with what is needed. Since I serve, I have to be focused, but this time I decided to sit with parishioners. Because there are three different sections, I went three different weeks and noticed a big

lifestyle. However, their refuge to the land of opportunity was not without adversity. Saddam Hussein’s rise to power was arguably the best and worst event that happened to the Chaldeans. Before Saddam, Iraq was led by nationalists who were not fond of Christians and their beliefs. However, Saddam’s prime minister, Tariq Aziz, was Chaldean and allowed Christians to practice their religion without feeling oppressed as a minority in a majority Muslim country. Still, the majority of their liberties were still

Mesopotamia within different time frames. When they did not have control of this land, they would all fight against the others to get it. The civilizations were the Sumerians, the Akkadians, and the Chaldeans. The Sumerians were the first civilization in Mesopotamia, just below the Akkadians, and the Chaldeans were not from Mesopotamia, they came from the Syrian Desert. There was another group of people, not within Mesopotamia, but in the Fertile Crescent, and they were called the Phoenicians.

However, God's punishment for the Chaldeans is coming, as we see. "Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house...for the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the timbers will answer it". Covetousness is a major problem for most men, back in that time as well as today, but seeking to gain things through evil and wicked methods is even worse. The Chaldeans seek to expand their kingdom through evil methods and wicked actions, and yet the