We’re Not Oppressed In America?!
What do people mean we are not oppressed?!
My family hid their ethnicity since coming to this country. Maybe I should start posting ignorant and racist asks, taking pictures of some of the private messages that I have received for speaking on behalf of my ethnicity.
We are NOT even recognized as an ethnic minority here. That means we have one Hell of a time reporting hate crimes, which do occur. There are still “gypsy” crime units in police departments throughout the south. They don’t prosecute ethnic Romani; they prosecute nomadic criminals. What sort of racist message does that send.
I live in PA. In New Jersey, Romani people were not allowed to rent property, sell certain goods, and host gatherings until 1998. That’s not a mistake: 1998.
Until 1998, it was LEGAL for New Jersey state government to enact laws prohibiting the movement and economic well being of Romani persons.
We are constantly accused of not paying taxes, stealing, and being con artists. We have to sit there and listen to off hand comments & racist remarks and cannot say anything about it because we would give up our ethnicity.
No, it’s not as bad as Europe, but it’s not exactly good here, either. Why do you think so many of us claim other ethnicities. Because it’s better to be anything else but Romani in America.
Just the other day, someone spat at my fucking car after looking at me. That’s what we get just for being Romani in public.
Rromane Sikljarimata and'o Teksasosko Universiteto (Kethano Drom) →
Dino sako bersh vajka primovare vajka tamne si ekh kurso angla e graduacija p’e rromane sikljarimata (and’o katalogo buchol “Gypsy Language and Culture”), thaj seminari partikolar si vunivar dine e maj vuche rrundoste pala e graduacija.
And’o universiteto si panch-shov membrura e fakultetoske intereznime thaj kaste si materiali pa’l Rrom ande penge klasura, thaj i sas membrura ande’l komitetura PHD thaj MA. O universitato e Teksasosko and’o Austin atunchi si but lacho than kaj te arakhen Tjiro kvalifikacija edukacijalni.
E vatra le kursoski si ande o dept. lingvistikalno numa si vi ande Studiji Azijane, Studiji Evropeane, Studihi Etnikalne, Studiji Slavichne thaj Evrazijane, Radio-Televizija-Filmo, Antropologija thaj Sociologija.
O ilo le kursosko si e chib amari. Vrjamasa e sikavimaske hatjerenas sar te parruven tekstura ekha alavarjasa, gazhikanes-rromanes thaj rromanes-gazhikanes. Le sekciji uladajile perdal o semestro, thaj keren fokus pe amari historija, e migracija, e kultura, o politik, e muzika, le xajimata, le munchi, o Porrajmos, e rrobija, e antirromizmo, e imazha le Rromengi, thaj e edukacija. Trubul Tuke te kines 390-patrjangi klishka le kursoske, katar o Speedway Copy ande o Dobie Mall (512-478-3334).
P’o pervo djes kam dav e anava vuni avre klishkjange kaj trubul Tuke. Kurso si kaj musaj te ramon makar tranda patrja ande duj hertiji – jekh avela arakhimata originalne thaj e aver avela rivju — so Tu gindis pa romano vaj shojo (filmo) kaj si les rromane xarakteri.
So maj, ekh dopashin Tjire paledne moleske avela katar shtar eksaminaciji kerde phandade klishkjansa and’o klaso perdal o semestro. Kol djesendar o universiteto phendjas ke mangel te barjol pesko fokus pe’l chiba thaj le kulturi ande e Sudazija¬kothal o spidipe maj te prinzharel e rromane sikljarimata feri shaj barjol. Aver universitetura ande’l Statura Kidine kaste si kursura p’e Rrom si The New University, Washington State, UCLA, Princeton, Michigan, Chicago, Maryland aj Pittsburgh.
