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Hernández, D., “In My Own Way,” In Know That You Are Worthy: Experiences from First-Generation College Graduates, Adam J. Rodríguez, editor. New York: Rowman and Littlefield. 2023. 93-97.


Hernández, D., (2023). “” Houston Chronicle, Online and Sunday edition in-print, January 21, 2023.


Hernández, D. (2021) "Inheriting Inequality: Hidden Challenges of First-Generation Students." In At the Intersection: Understanding and Supporting First-Generation Students, Robert Longwell-Grice and Hope Longwell-Grice, editors. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. 84-86.


Hernández, D. "Seeing Sanctuary: Separation and Accompaniment," Genealogy 2020 (4(4) 103, October 19, 2020. Retrieved from: ; 


Hernández, D.  Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, June 2, 2015


Hernández, D. (2020, April 30). "American Silencing (or, ¡Ya cállanse!, as Mami would say)." Latino Rebels. April 30, 2020. 


Hernández, D., Beatriz Marquez Aldana, Isabel Anadon, and John Eason (2020, May 20). "The Hotspots in Hiding: COVID-19 and Immigrant Detention." . Retrieved from: 


Hernández. D. (2020, April 10). “.” The Fulcrum.


Hernández, D., B. Marquez Aldana, I. Anadon, and J. Eason (2020, May 20). "The Hotspots in Hiding: COVID-19 and Immigrant Detention."


Hernández, D. (9/10/19) "‘3 Mexican Countries’: When All Latin American Migrants Become Mexicans" Retrieved from