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Yehimi Cambrón Álvarez

Artist and Educator

Metro Atlanta '15

“My murals focus on people who don’t get the focus they deserve, who don’t fit that ideal immigrant narrative”

Yehimi Cambrón Álvarez

Yehimi Cambrón Álvarez, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient, dedicated herself as an educator to helping undocumented students navigate the path to college. Now a full-time artist, she brings to life the complexities of the immigrant experience through murals that make this issue, and the people at the heart of this issue, unavoidable. Read more about Yehimi on One Day.