50 books for America250: Novels and nonfiction telling the nation’s stories
50 books for America250: Novels and nonfiction telling the nation’s stories
- June 25, 2026
- OC Register names UCI Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism professor Héctor Tobar’s “Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of ‘Latino’” among its top reads for America250
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Héctor Tobar, “Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of ‘Latino’” (2023). UC Irvine professor Tobar won the Kirkus Prize for his book about Latino identity in the present-day U.S. The book considers Tobar’s own experiences and delves into topics including immigration, colonialism, and how Latino people are portrayed in popular culture.
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