Héctor Tobar
2023 Author
Héctor Tobar is a Los Angeles born author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His recent book, Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”, explores how a century of immigration policy and the evolving image of the “alien” in US culture have helped shape American notions of racial identity and “whiteness.” Tobar’s other books include the New York Times bestseller, Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free, the novels, The Tattooed Soldier, The Barbarian Nurseries, and The Last Great Road Bum. He’s written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Harpers, National Geographic, and was a contributing writer for the New York Times opinion pages. Tobar has also been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and its bureau chief in Buenos Aires and Mexico City.
