Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side - Language and Latinidad in the Nation''s Capital

Informationen zum Autor Amelia Tseng is assistant professor of linguistics and Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Spanish at American University, where she is also and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Anthropology and the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies. She coedited Bilingualism for All? Raciolinguistic Perspectives on Dual Language Education in the United States, with Nelson Flores and Nicholas Subtirelu (2020). Klappentext "Washington, DC has been a hub of Latin American immigration since the 1970s, when many people fled conflict in Central America. This community arrived to a complex, majority-African American city with a strong local culture and a legacy of racial segregation, setting the stage for a unique identity formation. Using an ethnographic approach, Amelia Tseng explores how the uniquely diverse Latinx community used language to find its place in Washington and make space for itself in a city in the midst of change. Focusing on the people, Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side is the first book that explores the language, identity, and belonging of the Latin American community within the nation's capital"--

Product details

• Authors: Amelia Tseng
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2025
• EAN: 9781647125905
• ISBN: 978-1-64712-590-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Sociolinguistics, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies