Join the DC History Center and The People’s Archive at the MLK Memorial Library for a special book talk on Empanadas, Pupusas, and Greens on the Side with author Amelia Tseng in conversation with Nancy Raquel Mirabal. Explore the intersections of language, community, and identity among Latinx immigrants in Chocolate City.

In the 1980s, DC was a majority Black, racially and economically segregated city experiencing an influx of immigrants from destabilized Latin American countries. Washington, DC quickly became a refuge for Latinos, especially Salvadorans. As the city’s proud Black culture collided, mixed, and mingled with diverse Latin American cultures, the nation’s capital birthed a unique cultural identity.

Registration is free, and walk-ins are welcome.