[Linganth] LSJ General Meeting, October 10, 2025 (REMINDER)

Sun Oct 12 07:16:40 UTC 2025

Judy.. that's a great idea, about a sign. I'll ask friends of mine who are
really good at that, if they have the time in any ideas.

*SAY HIS/HER/THEIR NAMES!!*

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)
Professor Emerita
UCSD Department of Ethnic Studies
https://ethnicstudies.ucsd.edu/people/zentella.html

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Retired UC San Diego prof. researches the power of language
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/story/2023-04-01/listen-closely-retired-uc-san-diego-prof-researches-the-power-of-language

*Inducted into American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2023Association of
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On Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 5:22 PM Judith Pine <pinej at wwu.edu> wrote:

> Thank you for keeping this firmly forward for us, Ana Celia!
>
>
>
> My teaching schedule did not allow me to attend the LSJ online meeting but
> I will be in New Orleans and look forward to attending the LSJ meeting
> there and to hopefully many productive conversations. I do not trust my
> ability to accurately translate the letter but I have of course signed and
> have circulated it among my colleagues.
>
>
>
> As an additional means of being part of the public discourse I am trying
> to think up a good protest sign for the Oct 18th No Kings rally. Needs to
> be something that communicates the ideas quickly and catchily so that it
> could be picked up on the interwebz perhaps? Maybe if we had a shared sign
> slogan of some sort, showing up at rallies across the country?
>
>
>
> Please PM me if you are interested in brainstorming about this!
>
>
>
> Yours,
>
> Judy
>
>
>
> Judith M.S. Pine
>
> (she,her,hers)
>
> Professor, Linguistic Anthropology
>
> Dept of Anthropology
>
> Western Washington University
>
> (360) 650-4783
>
>
>
> *Calendly link for appointment
> <https://calendly.com/pinej/advising-meeting>*
>
>
>
>
>
> *As we meet, work, and interact in physical and virtual spaces centered on
> Western Washington University, I acknowledge that our university is located
> on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples who have lived here from
> time immemorial.*
>
>
>
> *From:* aaa-task-group-on-language-and-social-justice at googlegroups.com <
> aaa-task-group-on-language-and-social-justice at googlegroups.com> *On
> Behalf Of *Ana Zentella
> *Sent:* Friday, October 10, 2025 6:34 PM
> *To:* Toledo Bustamante, Nadxieli <toledobustamante at csus.edu>
> *Cc:* aaa-task-group-on-language-and-social-justice at googlegroups.com;
> linganth at listserv.linguistlist.org
> *Subject:* Re: LSJ General Meeting, October 10, 2025 (REMINDER)
>
>
>
> Thank you for your great work, and this important meeting, Nadxieli. The
> issues raised are so critical at this time that I am surprised there were
> not more faculty present. I urge those of you who are concerned about the
> many instances of linguistic injustice that the world, and especially the
> USA, are experiencing to sign up now for whatever issue interests you
> the most, and attend the LSJ meeting at the AAA, if you are going. [I will
> be speaking at the ASA conference in Puerto Rico, a time conflict. ]
>
>
>
> In particular, if you are interested in helping to promote the LSJ
> statement regarding the President's declaration of English as the Official
> Language of the USA, please sign it, and let me know, so we can exchange
> ideas [pls note we are looking for translations of the statement]:
>
>
>
> *Opposing the Executive Order that Designates English as the Official
> Language of the United States*
>
> *👉** Click here
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Aforms.gle*tjoYJVktCY9z54Rc7&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733739496&usg=AOvVaw2vkzwAik6yERJPr1zkkGFY__;Ly8v!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BukTyrfo$> to
> sign the letter. Signatures will be updated daily.*
>
> As scholars of language, we oppose the United States Presidential
> Executive Order (EO) titled “*Designating English as the Official
> Language of the United States
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.whitehouse.gov*presidential-actions*2025*03*designating-english-as-the-official-language-of-the-united-states*&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733739955&usg=AOvVaw1j7qrpjg_xL8ELSu7ojkjb__;Ly8vLy8vLw!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04B1CM1rzQ$>*,”
> signed on March 1, 2025. This EO rescinds EO 13166, “*Improving Access to
> Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.federalregister.gov*documents*2000*08*16*00-20938*improving-access-to-services-for-persons-with-limited-english-proficiency&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733740218&usg=AOvVaw25vltxmSpHMYTrSj-S753G__;Ly8vLy8vLy8!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04B_YUNkLI$>*,”
> signed in 2000. The new EO of 2025 sets a dangerous precedent,
> as it enables individual and institutional linguistic, racial, and ethnic
> discrimination with no federal oversight.
>
> The EO of 2025 encourages violations of Title VI of* the Civil Rights Act
> of 1964
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.justice.gov*crt*fcs*TitleVI&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733740727&usg=AOvVaw1RKUvSAoF2V5MikilXO4yR__;Ly8vLy8!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BM-XB6vs$>*;
> the *Voting Rights Act of 1965
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.justice.gov*crt*language-minority-citizens&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733740842&usg=AOvVaw1I1J-jTE13YvrJFve2Yhe5__;Ly8vLw!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BssmMjmE$>* and
> its language assistance provision (Section 203); *Equal Educational
> Opportunities Act (1975)
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.congress.gov*bill*93rd-congress*house-bill*40&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733741044&usg=AOvVaw1CeyQfClIuP6aGzkISDbQA__;Ly8vLy8v!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BEco3MLk$>*
> ; * Lau v Nichols (1975)
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.idra.org*education_policy*lau-v-nichols-the-law-in-education*&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733741143&usg=AOvVaw1blUKZum5CI9t1VWPpzIG-__;Ly8vLy8!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BsW8nJXY$>*;
> the *Affordable Care Act of 2010
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.hhs.gov*civil-rights*for-individuals*section-1557*fs-sex-discrimination*index.html&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733741254&usg=AOvVaw11MZbI-F6MhtQOyurL1YzQ__;Ly8vLy8vLw!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BvtgPsn0$>* (Section
> 1557); the *Americans with Disabilities Act
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.ada.gov*law-and-regs*ada**A23&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733741405&usg=AOvVaw2tQ7XFG4voykxqPQ2zj8jd__;Ly8vLy8l!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04B5wNVfbs$>*,
> and other landmark court rulings and legislation that were implemented to
> safeguard freedom of expression and ensure access to services for all
> people.
>
> Even while this legislation seems symbolic and has questionable legality,
> we have already seen its tangible effects. In July 2025, the Department of
> Justice (DOJ) sent a *memo to all federal agencies
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.justice.gov*opa*pr*justice-department-releases-guidance-implementing-president-trumps-executive-order&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733741957&usg=AOvVaw2XY4yYmb6mV7xbFkMU7fMc__;Ly8vLy8!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BdBanvbk$>*, continuing
> to push them to review their policies and rescind Title VI protections for
> persons with limited English proficiency and pressuring all federal
> agencies to start implementing the EO. In August 2025, the *NY Post
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Anypost.com*2025*08*17*us-news*hud-launches-english-only-initiative-for-all-department-services-speak-with-one-voice-and-one-language*&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733742325&usg=AOvVaw3xzJLwifEjtlpfKfgBYLAo__;Ly8vLy8vLy8!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04B4dt2UQU$>* published
> an article about the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)
> elimination of materials in languages other than English as well as
> support/interpretation services, citing the "English Only"  EO. A few
> months prior, HUD had also indicated it would collude with Immigration and
> Customs Enforcement (ICE), even though only citizens qualify for their
> federal programs. HUD is the federal agency that deals with housing
> programs like Section 8, among other housing subsidy services. These
> examples are in addition to the instances of interpersonal attacks on
> people who are speaking Spanish and other languages in (white) public
> space, where attackers cite the EO.
>
> We echo and support recent statements by sister organizations that oppose
> this EO:
>
>    - *TESOL
>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.tesol.org*news*tesol-statement-on-the-exec-order-designating-english-as-the-official-language-of-the-us*&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733743349&usg=AOvVaw1ez1Q1EncdvFnpzDvzRviA__;Ly8vLy8!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04B8udvMn4$>*,
>    which describes in detail the federal mandates rooted in constitutional
>    principles.
>    - *LSA
>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.lsadc.org*content.asp*admin*3DY*26contentid*3D468&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733743561&usg=AOvVaw1ZKuIK7JTJQeliXE5fyw3J__;Ly8vPyUlJQ!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BgfX12cU$>*,
>    which disproves point by point the justifications for and the alleged goals
>    of the EO.
>    - *AAAL
>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.aaal.org*aaal-ec-statement-on-the-executive-order-designating-english-as-the-official-language-of-the-united-states&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733743806&usg=AOvVaw0S2_iSMGNPhfJFVlWYq3b0__;Ly8v!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04B6x0CPds$>*,
>    which expresses its commitment to advancing linguistic justice.
>
> As scholars who study how language shapes social life, we seek to increase
> awareness of how language is implicated in social discrimination and, where
> appropriate, respond to specific instances of language-related
> discrimination and injustice. As such, we reiterate our strong opposition
> to the March 1 Executive Order.
>
> *👉** Click here
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Aforms.gle*tjoYJVktCY9z54Rc7&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733744582&usg=AOvVaw1-rWztJQWY5lX1OaWmJO4k__;Ly8v!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BtV_2gFA$> to
> sign the letter. Signatures will be updated daily.*
>
> Lea *esta carta en español
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Adocs.google.com*document*d*e*2PACX-1vSf8ID_R2WU3XUW5GHCL7o3XiclfF9OZo5jSzAvOPGSXxwte8L6DhhJZbPGTGnIpJkKYApI1oNf-VFn*pub&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733744996&usg=AOvVaw2m6br3vEow6wTJCzY-WdZs__;Ly8vLy8vLw!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BF9gsHtQ$>*
> .
>
> Soma *barua hii kwa Kiswahili
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Adocs.google.com*document*d*e*2PACX-1vTVrvFBHSmqPSFA8CvilIgrrlZ9uvsdZph6u6ARIk50mmcvFfQ5SDZn3nauBg86qII6tQfDTvELWRlM*pub&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1760132733745261&usg=AOvVaw2HJNKS0r1DM6IsB7q8Xca2__;Ly8vLy8vLw!!Mih3wA!Efzkn7Q0eeRtwEpd-E3E0ORZfDILC9iePfFfkRUVBab_pYpsanPCDTkTtGFQUj7lC5h--The9wsUF04BXJquItE$>*
> .
>
> *If you would like to volunteer to translate this letter into other
> languages, please email pasture-raving-tag at duck.com
> <pasture-raving-tag at duck.com>. *
>
>
>
>
> I hope to hear from some of you, especially senior faculty or emeriti who
> do not fear job reprisals.  ana celia
>
>
>
> *SAY HIS/HER/THEIR NAMES!!*
>
>
>
> Ana Celia Zentella  (hear name
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://9ghd13g2.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fnamedrop.io*2Fanaceliazentella/1/010201894d178c07-d2a8b738-ee51-4d0f-883b-f59393c2c489-000000/OoTVk5w7dfLzWK5s97jIt9B3T78=330__;JSUl!!Mih3wA!FGAjyp55780P0Au5FEX99xDMVynsV3XDcWkUm3R6UKiWcFeT1qi6Y-jWga2yMwZaoOwlRm9vuWIj0PEd-UQ$>
> )
>
> Professor Emerita
>
> UCSD Department of Ethnic Studies
>
> https://ethnicstudies.ucsd.edu/people/zentella.html
>
>
>
> CELEBRATE International Mother Language Day
> https://sites.google.com/view/imld2024/home
>
>
>
>  DOWNLOAD THE *free *BILINGUAL MANUAL:
>
> HOW TO RAISE A BLINGUAL CHILD/CÓMO CRIAR A UN(A) NIÑO(A) BILINGÜE
>
> https://tinyurl.com/aczentella-manual
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>
>
>
>
>
> Retired UC San Diego prof. researches the power of language
>
>
> https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/story/2023-04-01/listen-closely-retired-uc-san-diego-prof-researches-the-power-of-language
>
> *I*
> *nducted into American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2023 **Association of
> Latina/o and Latinx Anthropologists :  Distinguished Career Award 2023 *
>
>   LOS DICHOS DE MAMI- please contribute:
>
> https://padlet.com/azentella/los-dichos-de-mami-abuela-b62op4i447i7y81o
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>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM Toledo Bustamante, Nadxieli <
> toledobustamante at csus.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
>
>
> The Language and Social Justice Committee (LSJ) of the Society for
> Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) is holding a general meeting *on Friday,
> Oct 10**th** from 1:00-2:30 PDT/4:00-5:30 EST*. Here is the Zoom link
> <https://csus.zoom.us/j/81091795124> to join the meeting (meeting ID: 810
> 9179 5124).
>
>
>
> The main goals for this meeting are to give you some updates and to
> (re)orient/(re)establish our collective work in this new academic year and
> the ongoing challenges of the current socio-political climate. There will
> be allocated time to re-connect with or join and collaborate in our
> previously established working groups (see the list below).
>
>
>
> The working groups that were active during our last general meetings are:
>
>
>
>    - Mother languages, heritage languages, indigenous
>    languages/International Mother Language Day (IMLD) working group
>    - Language and gender/LGBTQ+ working group
>    - Accessibility (not only related to disability, but also linguistic,
>    economic, epistemic, etc.) working group
>    - Language “destandardization”/raciolinguistics/academic language
>    working group
>    - Surveillance/freedom of speech
>    - Book club
>
>
>
> Of course, other ideas/pressing concerns can be discussed and
> alternative/new working groups can be formed around those as needed.
>
>
>
> *We hope to see as many of you there!*
>
>
>
> For accessibility and accommodations, please email Nadxieli at *toledobustamante at csus.edu
> <toledobustamante at csus.edu>* by October 1st.
>
>
>
> Warmly,
>
>
>
> Nadxieli Toledo Bustamante, on behalf of the LSJ Steering Committee
>
>
>
> --
>
> Nadxieli Toledo Bustamante, Ph.D. (she/her/ella)
>
> Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Development
>
> College of Education
>
> California State University, Sacramento
> 6000 J Street,
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>  Sacramento, CA, 95819
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>
> Office: Brighton 219
>
> Email: toledobustamante at csus.edu
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