Antonia Hernandez, president and chief executive officer of the California Community Foundation, talked about her life and career. She served as counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee in the 1970s, and tater was named president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Ms. Hernandez recounted her decision to become a lawyer and her focus on civil rights and immigration issues. 
She was interviewed in Los Angeles, California, by Louise LaMothe on October 22, 2007, for the American Bar Association’s Women Trailblazers in the Law Project.