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==Modern Usage==

==Modern Usage==

'''Chaldeans''' are an [[Eastern Rite]] [[Catholic]] minority originating in the [[Middle East]].  Most speak a language called "Chaldean", or "Syriac", which is a branch of [[Aramaic]].  Chaldeans usually speak the dominant language of their country as well (usually [[Arabic]]). They are closely related to modern [[Assyrians]].  Many Chaldeans have immigrated to the U.S. from [[Iraq]] due to anti-Christian persecution since the 2003 invasion.<ref>http://www.byzantines.net/epiphany/chaldean.htm</ref>  Since the Coalition Forces invasion of Iraq, it has been very difficult for Chaldeans to immigrate to the U.S. any longer.  Those fleeing persecution have been forced to go to Syria and Jordan. Saddam Hussein's former deputy president, [[Tariq Aziz]], was a Chaldean Christian.  There are large Chaldean communities in [[Los Angeles]] and [[Detroit]].<ref>http://www.chaldeanvoice.org/</ref>

'''Chaldeans''' are an [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Eastern Rite Catholic]] minority originating in the [[Middle East]].  Most speak a language called "Chaldean", or "Syriac", which is a branch of [[Aramaic]].  Chaldeans usually speak the dominant language of their country as well (usually [[Arabic]]). They are closely related to modern [[Assyrians]].  Many Chaldeans have immigrated to the U.S. from [[Iraq]] due to anti-Christian persecution since the 2003 invasion.<ref>http://www.byzantines.net/epiphany/chaldean.htm</ref>  Since the Coalition Forces invasion of Iraq, it has been very difficult for Chaldeans to immigrate to the U.S. any longer.  Those fleeing persecution have been forced to go to Syria and Jordan. Saddam Hussein's former deputy president, [[Tariq Aziz]], was a Chaldean Christian.  There are large Chaldean communities in [[Los Angeles]] and [[Detroit]].<ref>http://www.chaldeanvoice.org/</ref>

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==See also==