Mechista of the Week: Chris Teran

Chris Teran, Class of 2016 Residential College: Morse Hometown: Patterson, California High School: Patterson High School Why did you join MEChA?  One of the main reasons that I joined MEChA was to try to get more involved and educated about political issues facing Latinos and just the U.S. in general. So through the discussions at MEChA, I’m definitely able to get a better perspective about the issues and learn more about them.…

Mechista of the Week: Emma Fallone

This is a new segment in which MEChA de Yale will recognize one outstanding Mechista every week! Emma Fallone, Class of 2016 Residential College: Ezra Stiles Hometown: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin (a suburb of Milwaukee) High School: Whitefish Bay High School Why did you join MEChA? I am Latina, and grew up in a very ethnically homogeneous area (95% Caucasian, maybe 2% Latino). So, throughout high school, I never really had much of a…