Mecha's History
In what year was Mecha de Yale founded?
What is 1969?
Where is the Mecha room?
What is the third floor?
These 3 countries colonized what is now Latin America.
What is Spain, Portugal, and France?
What is the board position that is held by first-years?
What is First-Year Liason?
This Argentinian revolutionary who was a major figure in the Cuban Revoultion once said "¡Hasta la victoria siempre!"(Until victory, always!)
Who is Ernesto "Che" Guevarra?
What does the national organization and our fomer name “MEChA” stand for?
What is Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán?
When are Mecha's General Meetings?
When are Thursday's from 7-8 pm?
This was the first Latin American country to gain independence.
What is Haiti?
These 3 board members studied abroad in Barcelona this summer. Name at least one.
Who is Lineth, Lizeth, & Steven?
This major figure during the Mexican Revolution who played a key role in the people's revolution in Morelos said:"¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!" ("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.")
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
In what year did Mecha de Yale celebrate its 50th anniversary?
What is 2019?
Where are Mecha's General Meetings held?
What is the La Casa Gallery?
Serving as an early justification for U.S. imperialism, this 1823 policy declared the entire Western Hemisphere as an American sphere of influence, warning European powers to stay out of the continent.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This board member is a New Haven resident.
Who is Madison Obregon Herrera?
This K'iche' Guatemalan activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate said, "Este mundo no va a cambiar a menos que estemos dispuestos a cambiarnos a nosotros mismos." ("This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.")
Who is Rigoberta Menchú Tum?
Mecha de Yale and which Yale organization negotiated the 1999 consolidation that helped create the current La Casa Cultural?
What is Despierta Boricua?
This bird represents the organization and was used originally by United Farm Workers
What is the eagle?
The CIA backed a coup d'etat in this country in 1954 to over throw the democratically elected president Jacobo Árbenz, who tried to nationalize land.
What is Guatemala?
This board member is also a Froco for Berkeley.
Who is Nicholas Vela?
This president of Gran Colombia known as "El Libertador" led the countries of Venezulea, Ecuador, Panama, Boliva, Peru and Colombia into independence from the Spanish Empire, and said "Los Estados Unidos parecen destinados por la Providencia para plagar la América de miserias a nombre de la Libertad." ("The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.")
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This is the building where Mecha was housed for 17 years until a roof collapse in 1998.
What is the Asian American Cultural Center?
We allign to Student and community advocacy for underrepresented and marginalized groups on local, national, and international levels.
What is the Mecha de Yale's mission/objective?
This term is used to describe the exploitation of a state's resources, land, and people for profit, at the hands of American corporations like United Fruit Company. Notably affected Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.
What is a Banana Republic?
This Board Member was raised in Sinaloa, Mexico, but now lives in Idaho.
Who is Steven Urias?
This Harvard Law School graudate was the foremost leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and fought for the island's independence, once said, "Los jóvenes tienen el deber de defender su patria con las armas del conocimiento." ("Young people have a duty to defend their country with weapons of knowledge.")
Who is Pedro Albizu Campos?