Dr. Jessica Hernandez Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Jessica Hernandez is a transnational Indigenous scholar and scientist. Maya Ch’orti’ & Binnizá ♡ Indigenous Scientist ♡ Author of #FreshBananaLeaves ♡ Forbes 100: Central America ♡ Consultant @pinasoulspc ♡

Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
Jessica Hernandez
It’s an honor to have #FreshBananaLeaves as a finalist for LA Times Book Prizes. I’m accompanied by amazing writers & loved seeing the representation of scientists of color in this category 💫 Excited to return to Tongva lands (LA), the lands that raised me. 🍃 #freshbananaleaves https://t.co/cRQSSpw2oW
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
This is how much I love this book & how crucial it has been while working in the field of physics. It is now available on paperback too!!!
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wash Day Diaries
Jamila Rowser
Congratulations to Wash Day: Diaries for being the winner for Graphic Novel/Comics ♥️ @JamilaRowser & Robyn Smith!!! #LABOOKPRIZES https://t.co/yALe1FKvW5 https://t.co/Kfu7g04nvO
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
City of Dispossessions: Indigenous Peoples, African Americans, and the Creation of Modern Detroit
Kyle T. Mays
This is another great book to check out by Dr. @mays_kyle Black & Indigenous histories intersect & solidarity is crucial to healing our communities & reclaiming our lands
Hardcover, 2022
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book