Ana Celia Zentella

Ana Celia Zentella (born 1940) is an American linguist known for her "anthro-political" approach to linguistic research and expertise on multilingualism, linguistic diversity, and language intolerance, especially in relation to U.S. Latino languages and communities. She is Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

Her 1997 book ''Growing up bilingual: Puerto Rican children in New York'' was honored by the British Association for Applied Linguistics and the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists of the American Anthropology Association. Zentella was honored as a 2005 Frank Bonilla Public Intellectual of the Year by the Latino Studies section of the Latin American Studies Association. She was also recognized by the Society for Linguistic Anthropology for her Public Outreach & Community Service.

In 1996, Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger declared October 30th as "Doctor Ana Celia Zentella Day" in honor of "her leading role in building appreciation for language diversity and respect for language rights". Provided by Wikipedia