Abstract

The residential mobility of Rom Gypsies in the United States remains a neglected study. This case study of one Rom Gypsy nuclear family covers their moves over a 22-year period (1968–1990) and offers insights into the frequency and distances of their moves, characteristics of their housing and neighborhood in Los Angeles, their decision-to-move process, and changes in their residential mobility through time. The research draws primarily from personal field notes. Distinctive Rom Gypsy means of livelihood and cultural traditions, interacting with broad national or regional economic and social trends, provide the context for understanding the mobility of the Rom Gypsy family studied and, by implication, the mobility of other members of this ethnic minority group.

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