{"product_id":"empanadas-pupusas-and-greens-on-the-side-language-and-latinidad-in-the-nations-capital-9781647125905","title":"Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side: Language and Latinidad in the Nation's Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new framework for understanding how language and identity intersect in ever-evolving America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, Washington, DC-a predominantly African American, racially and economically segregated city with a strong local Black culture--became a hub of Latin American immigration. As the city's communities interacted, an identity both unique to DC and reflective of diverse Latin American cultures was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side is the first linguistics book to explore how the Latinx community forged a new sense of home and identity in Washington. Using original ethnographic research--including interviews, narratives, and surveys--Tseng develops a new framework for understanding the relationship between race, identity, language, and culture, and she explains what happens when communities interact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the cultural history of Washington, Latinx history, and language and society will enjoy this rich study of language as a cross-cultural current in ever-evolving America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647125905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Amelia Tseng","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801149173941,"sku":"9781647125905","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/empanadas-pupusas-and-greens-on-the-side-language-and-latinidad-in-the-nations-capital-9781647125905","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}