Who or What Is ‘Latino’? Héctor Tobar Considers a Term’s Many Meanings
Who or What Is ‘Latino’? Héctor Tobar Considers a Term’s Many Meanings
- May 9, 2023
- Hector Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism, The New York Times, May 9, 2023 (Book review)
“Our Migrant Souls,” the new book by Héctor Tobar, begins with a direct address to
the many Latinx students he has taught during his years as a professor at UC Irvine.
His tone is gentle and tender as he recounts the stories they’ve shared with him in
essays and office visits — stories of migration and homecoming, trauma and resilience,
doubts and joys. … Presenting the book as “A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and
Myths of ‘Latino,’” Tobar uses his biography sparingly to illustrate larger aspects
of Latino experience.
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