Education
Ciuin is currently working on a BA in Rromani Studies and another
in History with three certificates, one in Museum Studies, one in
Human Rights, and another in Native American Studies at the
University of Iowa. She has been studying the Rromani Holocaust for
over twelve years, interviewing survivors and spending countless
hours in libraries all over the country. She has written materials and
guides for classes for teachers, and has been working as a guest
lecturer since 2005.

Besides her work as Educational Director at O Porrajmos Education
Society, Ciuin serves on the board of the International Academy for
Russian Music, Arts, and Culture, a non-profit organization
dedicated to bringing Eastern European culture to Iowa. She is also
on the Daily Board for World Artists Initiative Khetanes, a Rromani
based organization in Europe specializing in achieving human rights
through art, writing, and film projects.  

Other Projects
As a writer, Ciuin has one novel completed and three books in
progress.   Petty Theft, currently on the editor's desk in
Philadelphia, is a work of historical fiction about a Rromani man's
survival during World War II. The End of the Gypsy Trail is the
history and mystery of the "Gypsy Cemetery" in Algona, Iowa. She is
also working on the story of the Kolpakov Trio a prominent Rromani
family of musicians in Russia who recently toured with Madonna.
The final work, as yet untitled, is a work young adult fiction.
Get to know Ciuin
O Porrajmos Education Society at Ciuin-Ferrin.com
Interested in learning more? Check out these Rromani organizations:
The Voice of Roma is a 501(c)3 organization that presents Rromani cultural arts and
traditions.
The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is an international public interest law
organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Rromani
racism and human rights abuse of Roma.
World Artists Initiative Khetanes is a non-profit organization who unite against
Romaphobia and any other expression of hatred against human beings.