'''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. |