▁ability ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁artist . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁the ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁the ▁A zt lán ▁Journal , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁U CLA ▁Ch icano ▁Studies ▁Research ▁Center , ▁Hern ández ▁illustrated ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁poetry ▁by ▁the ▁celebrated ▁Mexican - American ▁poet ▁Al ur ista , ▁Flor ic anto ▁en ▁A zt lán . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary ▁edition ▁of ▁Flor ic anto ▁received ▁three ▁pri zes ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Lat ino ▁Book ▁awards . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁ear ning ▁M . F . A .' s ▁at ▁Ot is ▁College , ▁she ▁and ▁Al mar az ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁El ▁Teatro ▁Camp es ino , ▁worked ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Farm ▁Work ers , ▁and ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Con cil io ▁de ▁Arte ▁Popular ▁( C AP ), ▁they ▁worked ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁un ited ▁Ch icano ▁artists ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California . ▁Ch icano ▁artist ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ch icano ▁Air ▁Force ▁of ▁Sac r amento ; ▁Gal eria ▁de ▁la ▁R aza , ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁the ▁artists ▁of ▁Ch icano ▁Park ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁were ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁C AP ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁and ▁seven ▁other ▁Ch icano ▁m ural ists ▁painted ▁mur