Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side Language and Latinidad in the Nation's Capital Education Theory Stranded in a strange new

Stranded in a strange new world

Tall and flame-haired

as a father

benevolent or cruel

the deepening of the state of contemplation whose beauty beckons the seeker and yogi alike

Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side Language and Latinidad in the Nation's Capital Education Theory Stranded in a strange newA new framework for understanding how language and identity intersect in ever evolving America In 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. Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side is the