The residents call themselves the Romani di Roma, the "real Romans", and even though the area is now swamped by tourists and foreigners who have chosen to live there, it retains an unmistakable and authentic essence.
(They qualified after the Romani side developed its visa issues).
Marcel spent his life going to international conferences, representing the Gypsies, and attempting to standardize the Romani language.
She founded the Romani newspaper Romano Nevo Lil, and wrote three novels, as well as books of Romani fairytales.
According to Ian Hancock in his book, We Are the Romani People, "In the 16th century, a Romani child could be purchased for 32p.
The Invisible Gift is a natural successor, as Morley has found a way to give a voice to the Romani people who live in that natural world.
The Romani holocaust, or porajmos, is becoming better known, but few Europeans are aware that for five and a half centuries Romanies in eastern Europe were slaves.
Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister, who comes from the political left, has said that he almost quit over the Romani expulsions, and could now step down.
Ian Hancock Austin, Texas The writer is director of the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at the University of Texas, Austin.
The closing presentation, on Sunday at 7 30 p.m., is Meshakai Wolf's "Flames of God," a profile of the Romani poet and songwriter Muzafer Bislim.
It may surprise you to learn that the United States is home to one million Roma, who speak variations of the Romani language and continue to live according to traditions that remain mysterious to outsiders.
