Ariam Araya

Outreach Worker

Ariam was born in Eritrea and moved to the USA in 2017 as a first-generation immigrant, and has been supporting Eritrean community members since then. She is also an advocate for community wellness and has recently joined our Embodied for Community Wellness Program in which she is developing expertise to provide wellness and arts groups for the Eritrean community. Ariam has a background in Art and is an award-winning author, film director, poet, storyteller, and television host. She has written and directed three films, the second won awards at international film festivals in the U.S., three-stage dramas, and also published a book of poems and short stories which became one of the bestselling books in Eritrea that year.

Email: ariam.araya@cerieastbay.org