Mechista of the Week: Cathy Calderón

Cathy Calderón, Class of 2017 Residential College: Davenport Hometown: San Fernando, California High School: Granada Hills Charter High School Why did you join MEChA? My curiosity and admiration for MEChA has grown over the last decade due to my involvement with an Aztec dance group called Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc, which has worked on various community events with MEChA. I had never joined MEChA because there was never an established organization at any of my…

Mechista of the Week: Isiah Cruz

Isiah Cruz, Class of 2017 Residential College: Ezra Stiles College Hometown: Union City, New Jersey High School: Saint Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ) Why did you join MEChA? I joined MEChA because I wanted to contribute to the Yale Latino community in every way possible and MEChA is a great means of doing so. The group is one of the oldest Latino organization at Yale and I love the overall mission to engage in…

Mechista of the Week: Ava Tomasula y Garcia

Ava Tomasula y Garcia, Class of 2017 Residential College: Calhoun College Hometown: Chicago/South Bend, IN High School: Interlochen Center for the Arts (MI) and John Adams High School (IN) Why did you join MEChA? I wanted to be part of a social justice group that did not limit itself to one area. MEChA knows that immigration is connected to education, to poverty, to voting rights, etc. It is hard to…