Génesis Mancheren Abaj

Génesis Mancheren Abaj (b. 1992, Guatemala; lives in the United States) is a Maya Kaqchikel artist from Queens, New York, and B’oko,’ Guatemala, whose work includes writing, producing, editing, and acting She is an alumna of New York University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied creative writing and documentary film respectively. She is one of three organizers of the inaugural Indigenous Creatives Festival organized by the American Indian Community House in 2018, and is a co-founder and writer for Tierra Narrative.