Yosimar Reyes explores lives of the undocumented in Teatro Vision show

The corner of Story and Capitol in San Jose can claim Yosimar Reyes as one of its most prestigious residents.

As Santa Clara County’s first undocumented poet laureate, claiming that honor in 2024-2025, Reyes built the foundations of his artistry in the enclave as a young undocumented child, learning valuable lessons about the power of community despite living amongst fellow targets in the early 1990s. The state’s anti-immigrant sentiment peaked in 1994 with Proposition 187, an initiative...