Writing “people” stories is her passion, and so compiling and writing “The Book of Latina Women” became the ultimate project of the heart. Her mission now is to empower and be empowered by sharing women’s inspirational stories. “The Book of Latina Women was selected for the 2007 California Collection for High Schools by the California Readers Association. Aydee Martínez was born in Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. when she was four years old. She was instantly drawn to the coloring books, crayons and sketch pads her mother gave her to ease the transition of the drastic relocation. This sparked her passion for the visual arts and a yearning to express herself via color and imagination. Her work has been exhibited throughout California and Mexico, and in Chicago, New York and San Antonio.