Amelia Tseng

Dr. Amelia Tseng is Assistant Professor in Spanish and Linguistics. Her research addresses how language shapes and is shaped by identity across immigrant generations in Latinx diasporic contexts, focusing on multilingualism, dialect variation, discourse, and the construction of ethnoracial and cultural identity.

Dr. Tseng coordinates the AU Linguistics Program. She is Principal Investigator on the Washington, D.C. Latinx Language and Identity project (DCLLIP). She holds a research appointment at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, is affiliate faculty in Anthropology and the Center for Latin American and Latino studies at American University, and directed the American University Bilingual Education program from 2014-2016. Her university teaching and research have been recognized through awards from American University, Georgetown University, the Society for Applied Anthropology, and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Tseng has appeared on National Public Radio and WUSA 9.