WASHINGTON — Who said a Puerto Rican is the same as a Dominican? What does a Salvadoran have in common with a Guatemalan? Are Brazilians Latinos?
The Latino denomination is as complicated as the differences between empanadas from one Latin American culture to the next. Some are deep-fried, others are baked, some use bread, while others have flaky exteriors, and traditional ones contain ground beef while more modern versions are pizza-filled.
The ingredients and methods for creating the consummate empanada spans the entire American continent and reflects the overlap, combination, absorption and embrace of Latin American people in the United States.
CNN’s “Latino in America,” a four-hour documentary series reported by veteran journalist of color Soledad O’Brien, is the newest project that will attempt to tell numerous stories about the Latino experience for all Americans. The special will air both 21 October and 22 October at 9 p.m.
