As covid-19 seared through the lives of countless people in 2020, writer, poet and activist, Jaime Rodriguez was asked by Nina St. Pierre, “How do you still find hope in these times?’
Jaime Korima Rodriguez is a disabled, Two Spirit, trans, Jota, descendent of Cali, Colombian peoples and of the Raramuri of Chihuahua, Mexico. They are the first person ever, in their family to graduate high school and earn a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and Latino Studies Minor Degree at San Francisco State University.
Jaime has always been a writer, spoken word poet and storyteller. Jaime’s passion centers those most marginalized as those with the most powerful stories to be heard. Jaime’s works highlight the perspectives of queer and trans, Brown LatinE peoples, at the intersections of brujeria, Spanglish, poverty, sexuality, queer joy, sex work, disability and mental health.
