Empanadas, pupusas, and greens on the side : language and Latinidad in the nation's capital /

"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 ide...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tseng, Amelia, 1979- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Spanish language > Washington (D.C.) Latin Americans > Washington (D.C.) > Language. Latin Americans > Washington (D.C.) > Ethnic identity. Latin Americans > Washington (D.C.) > Social life and customs. Espagnol (Langue) > Washington (D.C.) Latino-Américains > Identité ethnique > Washington (D.C.) Latino-Américains > Washington (D.C.) > Mœurs et coutumes.

Table of Contents:

Languaging identity in the nation's capital : raciomultilingual dynamics in Washington, DC
"Empanadas, pupusas, and greens on the side" : DC Latinidad
"En la viña de Dios hay de todo" : Spanish and identity
"Blacks and Latinos sort of roll in the same circles" : sociolinguistic socialization
"¿Qué pasó vos?" : Voicing the raciomultilingual self and other
"We're Washingtonians" : constructing local identity and authenticity
Conclusion : "We're so rich with different types of culture".