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Romani people in Chicago are an ethnic group in the Chicago area. Around 5,000 to 10,000 Roma reside in the Chicago area. Romani people first came to Chicago in the 1880s.

In 2023, the Romani flag was raised for International Romani Day in Chicago.

History

The Roma initially came to Chicago during the large waves of Eastern and Southern European immigration in the 1880s until World War I. Two Romani subgroups settled in Chicago, the Lovari and the Kalderash.

Notable people

Karen Finley

References

"GYPSIES: THE LAST OUTSIDERS". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
"International Roma Day in Chicago".
"Gypsies". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

External links

The Gypsy Trail: The history and legacy of Rom culture in Chicago

Romani diaspora

Settlements

Subgroups

Uncontested	Arlije Bergitka Roma Boyash Burgenland Roma Cascarots English Romanichal Erromintxela Finnish Kale Kalderash Lovari Machvaya Manouche Muslim Roma Zargari Polska Roma Ruska Roma Scandinavian Travellers (Tavinger, Romanisæl) Scottish Travellers Sepečides Servitka Roma Sinti Ursari Welsh Kale
Contested	Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians Dom Garachi Kawliya Nawar Bosha/Lom Lori Lyuli

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Ethnic enclaves	Andersonville Bridgeport Chinatown Greektown Koreatown Lincoln Square Little Italy Little Village Paseo Boricua Pilsen Polish Downtown Polonia Triangle Polish Village Ukrainian Village
Institutions	American Indian Center Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Bohemian National Cemetery Chinese American Museum of Chicago DANK Haus German American Cultural Center DuSable Museum of African American History German Waldheim Cemetery Hull House Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center International Polka Association Irish American Heritage Center Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame National Museum of Mexican Art National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Polish American Association Polish Museum of America St. John of Rila Church in Chicago Spertus Institute Swedish American Museum Swedish Club of Chicago Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Ukrainian National Museum
Events	Airport Homes race riots Chicago Freedom Movement Chicago race riot of 1919 Haymarket affair Englewood race riot Fernwood Park race riot Division Street riots 1968 Chicago riots
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