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CNN's The Hispanic Experience Today
What does it mean to be Hispanic in America today? Is there an "Americano Dream"? Is it being achieved? CNN takes a look at the challenges confronted by the Hispanic community and its growing influence in the realms of politics, culture and business.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/hispanic.heritage/ 
Video:What it means to be a Latino,
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/09/29/gutierrez.means.latino.cnn