Mahalaya SF
"Jay-nuh" is now the program manager of the Filipino American Center of the San Francisco Public Library. Previously, Jaena was a web producer at The Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, CA.
Jaena holds a master's degree in Library and Information Science and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Libraries from Syracuse University's School of Information Studies in Syracuse, NY. She earned her BA in journalism from SF State University.
Jaena wears many hats, dabbling in web development/design, print design, editing, writing, reporting, video and photography. She is an avid reader and a lover of Batman.
Mahalaya SF
Step into the realm of "Reimagined," a virtual reality animation series that takes audiences on an immersive and gender-inclusive storytelling experience inspired by Philippine mythology, fables, and folklore.
Kearny Street Workshop continued its 50th-anniversary celebration with APAture, an annual arts festival featuring the work of emerging artists
Kearny Street Workshop celebrates 50 years of arts and activism.
Janet Stickmon uses her experiences to help fellow professionals of color cope with racial battle fatigue through CenterJoyPWR®
Introducing Dasig, a new graphic novel and coming-of-age story about a young warrior-in-training struggling to find her purpose.
Filled with camaraderie, collaboration, and celebration, the two-day festival is the largest of its kind in the United States.
In this Muslim Filipino tale of environmental protection, young readers experience the culture and leadership of the Meranaw in Southern Philippines.
Gale.minna, a first-generation Filipina American based in Sacramento, explores mental health through poetry, short stories, and digital art.
"Patron Saints of Nothing" hit the young adult literary world by storm in 2019, and author Randy Ribay has been riding high ever since.
The Center for Investigative Reporting
Web production for "Rehab Racket," an investigation that exposed fraud in California's taxpayer-funded drug and alcohol counseling program.
Web production for "Rape in the Fields," an investigation into the high price migrant women pay to put food on their families' tables.
Web production for "America's Worst Charities," a close look at how America's 50 worst charities spend their donations.
Photo illustration and chart by Jaena Rae Cabrera
Graphic illustration by Jaena Rae Cabrera
PCWorld
Renaissance Journalism Center
Macworld
The She Change, Women's Funding Network
Photos and Video production by Jaena Rae Cabrera
In Armagh 2009, ieiMedia
Bay Voices/ El Tecolote
Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State University
Soundslide
The Union, El Camino College