Their ancient homeland lies far out in the Russian steppes, not that they enjoyed it long. Following persecution under Tsarist and Soviet governments, with the Second World War many were eventually forced to abandon their families and take refuge abroad.
只是，水草豐美的家園容不了身，從帝俄、蘇俄，乃至於二次世界大戰，接二連三的戰爭、迫害，逼使他們不得不拋妻別子，輾轉流離。直至西元一九五一年，在聯合國協助下，以「無國籍難民」的身分被美國政府收容，才算有了喘息之地。