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May 10th in Romanian History
May 10th has a triple meaning for the long history of the Romanian people. On this day in 1866, Carol Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen came to Romania...
A Fool’s Trap
Execuţia lui Ceauşescu după 14 ani "WE KNEW THE ENDING" Octavian Gheorghiu: We knew that we'd shoot the Ceausescus. We were clearly told...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (IV)
Then I went to the seaside for a few days at the beach. While I was gone, a letter came from a Romanian family...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (II)
You could not find any seafood except perhaps, once in a while, some frozen variety from China or somewhere far. This happened while Romania...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (I)
This is my personal story about the events leading to my immigration to America and what followed. The reason I am writing this is...
“The Hooligan’s Return”: A Romanian Expatriate Visits Home
Exiles are always wondering if they might not be better off somewhere else, and Norman Manea (foto), the distinguished Romanian novelist, is no exception....
My School Years in Romania (XVII)
The crazy situation occurred when we had to go to the Hungarian school and teach a class of Hungarian natives a language that we...
Local Romanians watch EU interest
Photos: Lucian Oprea In June, Poland voted to join the European Union. It signed a treaty that would bring it into the Union along...
The Curse of Count Dracula
Tourists flock to Bran Castle, known locally as "Dracula's castle," though it has little to do with the 15th-century prince Vlad Tepes, who inspired...
My School Years in Romania (XIV)
So, I had to find myself a job and jobs for highschool graduates were not too great. Luckily, my mother knew somebody who had...
