Journalist follows new immigrants across U.S.

“”Translation Nation” by Hector Tobar (Riverhead Books, $24.95) examines the complexities and contradictions of the immigration process. Tobar shared the 1992 Pulitzer Prize with a Los Angeles Times writing team for reporting the L.A. riots. He sees the diverse Latino population as unique to the history of immigration, primarily because Latinos are revising the notion of what it means to be American. His accomplishment is making clear how the growing demographics of Latinos is not just about numbers, but also about how a new identity is affecting society.

Tobar’s extensive reporting leaves the reader with a powerful sense of how change is complex. Los Angeles has become a sending-off point, just as New York was earlier for European immigrants. But Latinos leaving Los Angeles to find their place in America seem to be going to places readers might not imagine.”

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