Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”

"What does it mean to be Latino? Los Angeles author Héctor Tobar considers the question in his latest, inspired by his years teaching English and Chicano/Latino studies at the University of California, Irvine. Tobar writes movingly about his own childhood, as the son of Guatemalan immigrants, and takes fascinating detours into history, immigration and popular culture. An essay collection with elements of memoir, this book is brilliantly structured and filled with Tobar’s illuminating insights – it’s a must-read for anyone interested in what makes America what it is."