Inventing Latinos
A New Story of American Racism
Media track record: Interviews on Brian Lehrer for updated Manifest Destinies
Latinx identity in general (often in the context of immigration discourse) and anti-Latinx racism in particular, is a topic that is hotter than ever, and will interest readers of the bestselling, groundbreaking Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez
In 2011, author was recognized by Hispanic Business magazine as one of the nation's "Most Influential 100 Latinos"
Author was co-founder of UCLA Law School's Critical Race Studies Program, which is recognized as the nation's leading institution in critical race theory
Laura E. Gómez is the Rachel F. Moran Endowed Chair in Law at UCLA and also a professor in the departments of sociology and Chicana/Chicano & Central American studies. She is a member of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino scholarly advisory committee and the author of Manifest Destinies, Mapping “Race,” and Misconceiving Mothers, as well as Inventing Latinos (The New Press). She lives in Los Angeles.
