Mechista of the Week: Juan Díaz

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…

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…