Miguel Tinker Salas

Miguel Tinker Salas, is a Professor of Latin American History at Pomona College. He is a recognized authority on political issues confronting Latin America, and Latinos and Latinas in the United States. He has been interviewed by CNN, ESPN, PBS News Hour, BBC, Al Jazeera the Associated Press, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Univisión, Telemundo, Telesur, NPR, and many other radio, television and print media outlets.

His book on the Mexico U.S. border, Under the Shadow of Eagles, was published (1997) by the University of California. The Fondo de Cultura Económica, published the book in Spanish in 2010. For the past decade, he has been doing research and publishing on the history of the Venezuelan oil industry and its impact on the society and culture. His book, The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Society in Venezuela, was published by Duke University Press (2009) and will be published in Venezuela in 2013.