What is Roma people in Chicago?
The [[Romani people|Roma]] first came to Chicago during the large waves of Southern and Eastern European immigration to the [[United States]] in the 1880s until [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/559.html|title=Gypsies}}</ref> Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 Romani people live in the Chicago area.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-09-20-8703110600-story.html|title= GYPSIES: THE LAST OUTSIDERS|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Roma]] [[Category:Chicago]]