For most Americans, the word 'Gypsy' brings to mind a story-book character. Dressed in bright, flowing clothes with elaborate jewelry, the American idea of a Gypsy is a fantasy. In Romania there's an entire population of people known as gypsies, though their proper name is Roma. It's a population that has suffered from hundreds of years of discrimination in Romania, and although the government was supposed to make life better for them, the Roma say they have yet to see a change.

Shaina Humphries has the story.

Shaina just finished her sophomore year at the University of Illinois. She is majoring in Broadcast Journalism through the College of Media, with a minor in Spanish.