@iamcristinajimenez.bsky.social
Author, Community Organizer, and Co-founder United We Dream. Views mine.
Dreaming of Home isn’t just a holiday gift.
It’s a guide for stepping into a new year rooted in resilience and collective power.
Written for those seeking grounding, understanding, and a reminder that our voices matter.
Give it as an invitation to learn, reflect, and build what comes next—together.
It’s a guide for stepping into a new year rooted in resilience and collective power.
Written for those seeking grounding, understanding, and a reminder that our voices matter.
Give it as an invitation to learn, reflect, and build what comes next—together.
December 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dreaming of Home isn’t just a holiday gift.
It’s a guide for stepping into a new year rooted in resilience and collective power.
Written for those seeking grounding, understanding, and a reminder that our voices matter.
Give it as an invitation to learn, reflect, and build what comes next—together.
It’s a guide for stepping into a new year rooted in resilience and collective power.
Written for those seeking grounding, understanding, and a reminder that our voices matter.
Give it as an invitation to learn, reflect, and build what comes next—together.
This DC stop on the Dreaming of Home 2025 tour, in collaboration with @unitedwedream.org, felt especially full circle.
December 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This DC stop on the Dreaming of Home 2025 tour, in collaboration with @unitedwedream.org, felt especially full circle.
Latino Heritage Month filled my heart in ways I’m still holding onto. 💛
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Latino Heritage Month filled my heart in ways I’m still holding onto. 💛
Join us this TODAY at the New York Public Library for a panel on organizing and strategy, moderated by Heather McGhee.
We’ll be talking about how change happens, who makes it possible, and why hope continues to be a radical practice.
We’ll be talking about how change happens, who makes it possible, and why hope continues to be a radical practice.
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Join us this TODAY at the New York Public Library for a panel on organizing and strategy, moderated by Heather McGhee.
We’ll be talking about how change happens, who makes it possible, and why hope continues to be a radical practice.
We’ll be talking about how change happens, who makes it possible, and why hope continues to be a radical practice.
This Thursday, Dec 4th at 6:30pm EST — I’m going LIVE with the incredible @joseiswriting.bsky.social
We’ll be talking about Dreaming of Home and the power of our immigrant stories.
See you there ✨
We’ll be talking about Dreaming of Home and the power of our immigrant stories.
See you there ✨
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This Thursday, Dec 4th at 6:30pm EST — I’m going LIVE with the incredible @joseiswriting.bsky.social
We’ll be talking about Dreaming of Home and the power of our immigrant stories.
See you there ✨
We’ll be talking about Dreaming of Home and the power of our immigrant stories.
See you there ✨
A few weeks ago I spent the day with over 300 brilliant middle schoolers in Brooklyn. Students were children of immigrants, non-immigrants, Latine, and more — all carrying dreams that deserve to be seen.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A few weeks ago I spent the day with over 300 brilliant middle schoolers in Brooklyn. Students were children of immigrants, non-immigrants, Latine, and more — all carrying dreams that deserve to be seen.
Traveling across the country sharing Dreaming of Home has brought me home to the people, the organizers and courageous leaders, who have been part of building this movement.
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Traveling across the country sharing Dreaming of Home has brought me home to the people, the organizers and courageous leaders, who have been part of building this movement.
The administration says they will “flood the zone” in NYC with ICE to target working-class communities of color. But New Yorkers are coming together to say: hands off NYC! We will defend our neighbors and the New York we all love.
October 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The administration says they will “flood the zone” in NYC with ICE to target working-class communities of color. But New Yorkers are coming together to say: hands off NYC! We will defend our neighbors and the New York we all love.
I'm proud that Dreaming of Home was named one of three finalists for the New American Voices Award. It was an honor to share the stage with powerful immigrant women writers Shubha Sunder and Olufunke Grace Bankole.
October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I'm proud that Dreaming of Home was named one of three finalists for the New American Voices Award. It was an honor to share the stage with powerful immigrant women writers Shubha Sunder and Olufunke Grace Bankole.
Don't Look Away!
October 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Don't Look Away!
Join me at Queens College for Hispanic Heritage Month!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Scan the QR code to register and save your spot!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Scan the QR code to register and save your spot!
October 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Join me at Queens College for Hispanic Heritage Month!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Scan the QR code to register and save your spot!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Scan the QR code to register and save your spot!
We carry your vision forward. Rest in power, Assata.
September 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We carry your vision forward. Rest in power, Assata.
I just have to talk about Cristela Alonzo’s new Netflix special, Upper Classy. It’s not just comedy, it’s a love letter to our community.
September 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I just have to talk about Cristela Alonzo’s new Netflix special, Upper Classy. It’s not just comedy, it’s a love letter to our community.
✨ Honored to have joined in August an incredible group of powerhouse Latinas at the 2025 UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) Annual Conference for the Latinas Luncheon Panel ✨
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
✨ Honored to have joined in August an incredible group of powerhouse Latinas at the 2025 UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) Annual Conference for the Latinas Luncheon Panel ✨
✨ Orgullosa y emocionada de compartir mi historia en People en Español✨
September 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
✨ Orgullosa y emocionada de compartir mi historia en People en Español✨
Another attack on our immigrant communities. We will not be silent! We will resist, organize, and demand dignity.
September 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Another attack on our immigrant communities. We will not be silent! We will resist, organize, and demand dignity.
I’m so grateful to join The Uplifters Podcast to share about my journey, the power of storytelling, and the themes in my new book Dreaming of Home.
September 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’m so grateful to join The Uplifters Podcast to share about my journey, the power of storytelling, and the themes in my new book Dreaming of Home.
✨ Seeing your reviews means the world ✨
August 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
✨ Seeing your reviews means the world ✨
“There’s disappointment because there was a dream that became lost or broken.”
August 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“There’s disappointment because there was a dream that became lost or broken.”
Grateful for my sister @monicaramirez.bsky.social and the Raizado Festival team for bringing us together. Latina and Latino artists, civic and civil rights leaders, journalists, and entrepreneurs, to build comunidad.
August 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Grateful for my sister @monicaramirez.bsky.social and the Raizado Festival team for bringing us together. Latina and Latino artists, civic and civil rights leaders, journalists, and entrepreneurs, to build comunidad.
“Solo quiero estar con mis hijas”: así clama una madre venezolana que su hogar fue invadido por ICE, resultando en la separación de diez miembros de su familia entre Texas, Nuevo México y Louisiana.
August 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“Solo quiero estar con mis hijas”: así clama una madre venezolana que su hogar fue invadido por ICE, resultando en la separación de diez miembros de su familia entre Texas, Nuevo México y Louisiana.
Excited to join this year's Raizado Festival in Aspen, CO!
August 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Excited to join this year's Raizado Festival in Aspen, CO!
So grateful for the beautiful words readers are sharing about Dreaming of Home. 💛
This 5-star review reminds us why stories matter: they open hearts, spark conversations, and remind us of our shared humanity.
This 5-star review reminds us why stories matter: they open hearts, spark conversations, and remind us of our shared humanity.
August 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
So grateful for the beautiful words readers are sharing about Dreaming of Home. 💛
This 5-star review reminds us why stories matter: they open hearts, spark conversations, and remind us of our shared humanity.
This 5-star review reminds us why stories matter: they open hearts, spark conversations, and remind us of our shared humanity.
Still feeling so much gratitude after joining maketheroad ct to celebrate 10 years of organizing, resistance, and immigrant power in Connecticut.
August 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Still feeling so much gratitude after joining maketheroad ct to celebrate 10 years of organizing, resistance, and immigrant power in Connecticut.
I’m so grateful to share that Dreaming of Home has been named a finalist for the New American Voices Award by the Institute for Immigration Research and Fall for the Book.
Read more here: fallforthebook.org/2025navfinal...
Read more here: fallforthebook.org/2025navfinal...
August 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I’m so grateful to share that Dreaming of Home has been named a finalist for the New American Voices Award by the Institute for Immigration Research and Fall for the Book.
Read more here: fallforthebook.org/2025navfinal...
Read more here: fallforthebook.org/2025navfinal...