Juan Díaz, Class of 2015 Residential College: Morse College Hometown: Atlantic City, NJ High School: Atlantic City High School Why did you join MEChA? I joined MEChA because I wanted to get involved with the Latino community, but also do it in a socially conscious way. I knew that MEChA did a lot of cool stuff around things like immigration, worker’s rights, and other community issues, and I wanted to be involved. It has…
Karla Maradiaga, Class of 2015 Residential College: Jonathan Edwards Hometown: Seattle, Washington High School: Lamphere High School Why did you join MEChA? I joined MEChA because immigration reform has always been an issue that has been very important to me since it affects my family directly. However, I really became interested in the immigration reform debate after learning about DREAMers. The thought that anyone who grew up in this country and loved this country…
Salvador Delgado Fernandez, Class of 2013 Residential College: Trumbull Hometown: Blue Island, IL (near Chicago) High School: Eisenhower High School Why did you join MEChA? I originally joined MEChA because my sister, who is in charge of Georgetown’s MEChA chapter, kept telling me to do it. I had previously helped out at the occasional MEChA event, but wasn’t an official member. Then I joined this year, my senior year, and realized that I missed…
