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Honorary Yooper5/26/2009 2:07:56 pm PDT

re: #647 Sharmuta

I was told it’s “Hispanic” for folks from Hispaniola, and Latino for folks from Latin America. I’m not sure if it really matters, I just thought I mention it. Perhaps I shouldn’t have.

It was my understanding that “Hispanic” came from the Roman term for Spain, Hispania.