What’s a Latino? Héctor Tobar goes deep on stereotypes and solidarity

What’s a Latino? Héctor Tobar goes deep on stereotypes and solidarity
- June 29, 2023
- Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism, Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2023
Héctor Tobar [professor & undergraduate director of Chicano/Latino studies] is tired of the Latino caricature. ... Tobar’s latest book, “Our Migrant Souls,” is the culmination of his decades-long struggle to correct this dehumanization. … He is not writing for the white gaze, instead directly addressing young Latinos, including his former students at UC Irvine. … I was teaching students and hearing their stories …. I wanted to speak to those strivers that I met at UC Irvine. Those young people who have so much going on intellectually, who are very curious, and also hurt and angry. I wanted to share what they’ve taught me.
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