Natalia Molina — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

2020 MacArthur Fellow
Distinguished Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California
Interim Director of Research at the Huntington
Author of "How Race Is Made in America: Immigration, Citizenship, and the Historical Power of Racial Scripts"
Author of "Fit to Be Citizens?: Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1940"
Author of "A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community"
Co-editor of "Relational Formations of Race: Theory, Method and Practice"

Biography

Natalia Molina is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and currently serves as Interim Director of Research at the Huntington, having temporarily stepped down from its Board of Governors. Her research explores the intertwined histories of race, place, gender, culture, and citizenship.