Yehimi Cambrón

“Yehimi Cambrón’s visit to our campus was absolutely inspiring.
In her talk to our students, faculty, and staff, she carefully weaved her family’s deeply personal immigration story from Mexico with the larger socio-political context that has shaped U.S. immigration policies in the last 30 years.

With grace and passion, she shared her art with us, her nonstop work on behalf of her community, and the spaces where she finds hope in the struggle. Throughout her visit, Yehimi challenged each of us to find our voice, to make our art, and to share it with the world. Months later, our students are still talking about the time that Yehimi Cambrón visited Texas A&M University”

“Yehimi came to speak to our entire upper school student population about her experience as an activist and artist. She later gave an art workshop to several classes following the assembly. Her presence, story, and delivery connected with our students in a way I wasn’t expecting. She gave voice to an experience among our students that often lives in the shadows. Having those students connect and see themselves represented in her was inspiring. Also, for students that didn’t relate to the experience, it gave them a new lens, new perspective about activism, art, Latinos and undocumented people. Her talk and workshop sparked so many conversations among our students that were fruitful and necessary.”

“Yehimi does not disappoint! A powerful and very personal message, through her art and words, that provides an opportunity for those, whose knowledge of immigration reform is limited, to increase their understanding of its impact in the community, our families, and economy. Her personal journey allows the audience to see a different image of what an undocumented person looks like. It is an image of a very relatable, young, passionate, and committed human being, that won’t stop in her quest until injustice stops.”