▁Hall owe en ▁or ▁other ▁events . ▁Additionally , ▁some ▁small ▁business es , ▁particularly ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁fortune - t elling ▁and ▁psych ic ▁reading ▁industry , ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁" G y ps y " ▁to ▁describe ▁themselves ▁or ▁their ▁enter pr ises , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Roma ▁people . ▁Some ▁do , ▁however , ▁as ▁perhaps ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁million ▁Americans , ▁have ▁Roman i ▁ancest ry ▁( see ▁Roman i ▁Americans ), ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁usually ▁of ▁partial ▁Roman i ▁descent . ▁ ▁While ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁argue ▁that ▁appropri ation ▁of ▁the ▁Roma ▁identity ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁mis con ception s ▁and ▁ignor ance ▁rather ▁than ▁anti - R om any ism , ▁Roman i ▁advoc acy ▁groups ▁dec ry ▁the ▁practice . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁strugg les ▁ ▁Environment al ▁issues ▁which ▁were ▁caused ▁by ▁Cold ▁War - era ▁industrial ▁development ▁have ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁impact ed ▁the ▁Roma , ▁particularly ▁those ▁Roma ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Europe . ▁Most ▁often , ▁the ▁traditional ▁nom adic ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁the ▁Roma ▁causes ▁them ▁to ▁sett le ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁towns ▁and ▁cities , ▁where ▁amen ities , ▁employ ment ▁and ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁are ▁often ▁in access ible . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Hung ary ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁one ▁country ▁where ▁this ▁issue ▁exists : ▁" Wh ile ▁the ▁economic ▁rest ruct uring ▁of