Carla Pineda

Carla Pineda is a site editor and producer for Link TV and KCET. She is from Los Angeles of Guatemalan and Salvadoran descent.

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La familia de Maggie Carranza introdujo El Salvador a amigos de diferentes culturas que no estaban familiarizados con el país. Años más tarde, ella vertió ese amor por su herencia en el libro The ABCs of El Salvador para que todos pudieran aprender palabras salvadoreñas conocidas, como pupusa y atol. La autora comparte cómo sucedió todo, por qué es importante fomentar la curiosidad cultural en los niños y algunos de sus libros favoritos.

Maggie Carranza’s family introduced El Salvador to friends of different cultures who were unfamiliar with the country. Years later, she turned that love of her heritage into the book “The ABCs of El Salvador” so everyone can learn favorite Salvadoran words like pupusa and atol. She shares how it all happened, why it's important to foster cultural curiosity in kids, plus some of her favorite books.