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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.<ref>http://www.byzantines.net/epiphany/chaldean.htm</ref>  Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, it has been next to impossible for Chaldeans to immigrate to the U.S. any longer.  Those fleeing persecution have gone to Syria, hardly a bastion of equal opportunity for Christians either.  There are large Chaldean communities in Los Angeles and Detroit.<ref>http://www.chaldeanvoice.org/</ref>

'''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.<ref>http://www.byzantines.net/epiphany/chaldean.htm</ref>  Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, it has been next to impossible for Chaldeans to immigrate to the U.S. any longer.  Those fleeing persecution have gone to Syria and Jordan, hardly a bastion of equal opportunity for Christians either.  There are large Chaldean communities in Los Angeles and Detroit.<ref>http://www.chaldeanvoice.org/</ref>

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