"Her work in poetry, fiction and non-fiction, short story writing and children’s literature demonstrate a passionate commitment to the pursuit of social justice.  Ms. Hernandez has a gift for using her art as an inspirational medium and political activism to reach out and speak to the experiences of other women, immigrants, mothers, and children who have had to overcome tremendous obstacles. Her work encompasses the rare talent of making highly complex ideas and intellectual concepts accessible through a unique point of view with an empathetic and loving voice that is politically engaged in raising consciousness of feminist, working class, immigrant, gender and sexuality cultural-political issues"

Manuel Gonzalez

New York University

Department of Comparative Literature