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==Modern Usage==

==Modern Usage==

'''Chaldeans''' are an [[Eastern Rite]] [[Catholic]] minority originating in the [[Middle East]].  The speak a language called "Chaldean" or "Syriac", which is a branch of [[Aramaic]].  They are closely related to modern [[Assyrians]].  Many Chaldeans have immigrated to the U.S. from Iraq due to anti-Christian persecution.<ref>http://www.byzantines.net/epiphany/chaldean.htm</ref>  There are large Chaldean communities in Los Angeles and Detroit.

'''Chaldeans''' are an [[Eastern Rite]] [[Catholic]] minority originating in the [[Middle East]].  The speak a language called "Chaldean" or "Syriac", which is a branch of [[Aramaic]].  They are closely related to modern [[Assyrians]].  Many Chaldeans have immigrated to the U.S. from Iraq due to anti-Christian persecution.<ref>http://www.byzantines.net/epiphany/chaldean.htm</ref>  There are large Chaldean communities in Los Angeles and Detroit.