Bonifacio's public-facing work for outlets such as The New York Times, Slate, LARB, C-Span, and The Baltimore Sun illuminates issues related to Latinx immigrant communities, mental health, race, and migrant narratives. One notable article, “The Institutionalization of Anti-Haitianism in Dominican History and Education,” was recognized as one of the best pieces of the North American Congress on Latin America’s Online Coverage for 2023. This article explores how the complex history of anti-Haitianism in the Dominican Republic and its diaspora affects contemporary immigration policies and perceptions of Haitian people.
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In 2024, Bonifacio received the Lydia Child Social Justice Award from the Lydia Child Society. The award committee remarked, “As an active public intellectual, creative voice, and journalist, Professor Bonifacio is introducing new audiences to the complicated, rich lives of Latinx people in the United States while inspiring fellow first-generation college students with the example of committed scholarly praxis.”
