Multicultural Organizations
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A large number of organizations reflect the energy and diversity of Yale's undergraduate community. Among the most active are the Black Student Alliance at Yale (BSAY); the Asian American Students Association (AASA); Despierta Boricua (DB), an organization for Puerto Rican students; Movimiento Estudiantíl Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA), an organization for Mexican American students; and the Association of Native Americans at Yale. Cultural centers house these and other organizations and provide space for meetings, plays, art exhibits, and parties. Founded in 1969, the Afro-American Cultural Center provided a model for the more recently established Asian American Cultural Center, the Cultural Center for Chicano, Puerto Rican, and other Latino students, and the Native American Cultural Center. In addition to meeting space, each center offers a library, a kitchen, computers, and a variety of other facilities. These cultural centers foster a sense of cultural identity and educate people in the larger community. They also act as optional social centers and community bases for students of a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, supplementing the social environment of the larger, pluralistic Yale College community. |
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