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Heavy lace, heavy history – Katariina Lillqvist brings Roma craft to Budapest

As a teenager, Katariina Lillqvist discovered she had Roma heritage on both sides of her family – and quickly learned about the discrimination the Roma people community faced in Finland. What started out as a school project on Roma civil rights, turned into a career and mission: telling Roma stories through various mediums such as films, puppet theater, animations and exhibitions.