Adriana Camarena
Adriana Camarena is a Mexican from Mexico, with roots and migrations that span México, the U.S., and Uruguay. She has lived in San Francisco’s Mission District since 2008 — unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land. Long home to working-class immigrants, the Mission faces relentless displacement and gentrification layered on centuries of colonial harm.
She is a writer, community-based researcher, and visual narrator. Her work is grounded in neighborhood collaborations. Through participatory projects and one-on-ones, she works alongside community members to tell stories as a practice of memory, resistance, and repair.
Her ongoing literary project, Unsettled in the Mission, documents layered lives and histories of the neighborhood through nonfiction and visual narratives. Parts of this work live on this site.
Also: she curls.
Adriana is a member of the Mexican National Women’s Curling Team. The ice is another place where she practices finding joy.
Contact Adriana Camarena at mission.unsettlers@gmail.com — and follow Unsettlers on Facebook.
Biografía breve en español
Adriana Camarena es mexicana, con raíces y migraciones que abarcan México, Estados Unidos y Uruguay. Desde 2008 vive en el Distrito de la Misión en San Francisco — territorio no cedido del pueblo Ramaytush Ohlone.
Es escritora, investigadora comunitaria y narradora visual. Su trabajo se basa en colaboraciones vecinales para contar historias como práctica de memoria, resistencia y reparación.
También juega curling. Es integrante de la selección nacional de curling de México.