Author+Bio

=Judith Ortiz Cofer was born in 1952 in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. She immigrated to New Jersey in the United States in 1956. She made several trips back-and -forth from the United States and Puerto Rico. Her grandmother was an inspiration and told Judith many stories when she was younger. She tends to write about trying to balancing American and Puerto Rican culture, racism, sexism, machismo, female empowerment, and the challenges immigrants face in a new culture. Also, Judith Ortiz Cofer can speak English, but her native language is Spanish.=