Yvette Cabrera

Coordinator of Latino Coverage, The Orange County Register

Yvette Cabrera is an Orange County Register local news columnist who writes about the Latino community in Orange County, and also serves as the newspaper’s Latino coverage coordinator. She has tackled health issues such as diabetes and alcoholism among Latinos, explored the obstacles facing Latino immigrants, and dealt with topics ranging from the cultural taboos tied to AIDS/HIV in the Latino community to the bicultural lifestyles of today’s Latino youth.

The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Ms. Cabrera was born and raised in Santa Barbara, CA. She graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles, majoring in history with an emphasis in Latin American studies and a minor in anthropology.

Prior to the Orange County Register, she worked at the Los Angeles Daily News as a metro reporter covering immigration, Latino issues and the communities of the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Previous to that she worked as a news reporter at The Morning Call in Allentown, PA, and the Los Angeles Times.

Ms. Cabrera has won numerous awards for her coverage of the Latino community. She is currently a statewide board member and professional vice president for the California Chicano News Media Association, as well as a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.