{"product_id":"empanadas-pupusas-and-greens-on-amelia-tseng-9781647125905","title":"Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side: Language and Latinidad in the Nation's Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new framework for understanding how language and identity intersect in ever-evolving America\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amelia Tseng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647125901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647125905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Amelia Tseng","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545919049983,"sku":"9781647125905","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce944a34-11d4-4d45-b918-cb85b4e1580f.jpg?v=1738183696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empanadas-pupusas-and-greens-on-amelia-tseng-9781647125905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}