La Casa Cultural
Latino Cultural Center
301 Crown Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-432-0856
Email: lacasa@yale.edu

Center Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 4-10pm
Sunday: 4-10pm
Other times by appt only

Alumni

Latino Alumni Reunion Photo

 

Dear Alumni,

Thank you for visiting us! Whether you graduated 10 months or 10 years ago, you’ll see it’s never too late to reconnect! As you wander through our website, you’ll see that we’ve been busy these past years. Alumni involvement has never been so exciting and we hope you can take a part in it. If you’re truly feeling out of touch or want a refresher on what we’ve been doing, take a moment to look through the “History of Latino/a Alumni at Yale.”

We encourage all of you to register through our website so that we can connect with you!

You can also join several other web based social network groups that have been established by Latino alumni. Here’s a list of groups that might interest you:

  1. Yahoo Group for Latino Alumni – Latino alumni leaders and I use this often to communicate with alumni. To subscribe go to: Yale_Latinos-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
  2. The Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri-State Area (YLAA-TSA) facebook group. This group is used to advertise events and opportunities hosted by the YLAA-TSA that serves New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
  3. Yale Latinos LA facebook group. This group is for Yalies based out of Los Angeles, CA, who want to participate in an exchange between current Yale students and alumni.

Thank you for visiting us and we hope to see you again soon!

Dean Rosalinda Garcia

La Casa Alumni Contact Information Form

Latino Alumni! Please complete La Casa's Alumni Contact Information Form.

 

Yale Latino Alumni Prize information

Awarded for Commitment to the Latino Community and Academic Excellence at Yale
Established May 2002

Prize Description: Latino students at Yale have given their hard work and their hearts to the Latino community on campus since they were first admitted to the University. Some members of the class of 2002 felt that this hard work and dedication deserved to be not only acknowledged, but also honored and rewarded. In the hopes of making that desire a reality these alumni have come together to create and raise money for the first annual Latino Alumni Prize. This prize is designed to honor two Latino graduating seniors who have shown an outstanding commitment to the Latino community at Yale while maintaining a high level of academic excellence during their time as undergraduates at the University.

2010 Latino Alumni Prize Winners: Damien Abreu & Mayra Macias

2011 Latino Alumni Prize Winners:
Nicole De Paz & Sonia Parra

Past Honorees

 

Yale Latino Alumni Association (YLAA) Board

The YLAA Board was established in November 2007 to bring together various efforts that aimed at organizing a national alumni association for all Yale Latino alumni. These efforts have been brought under the YLAA and the Board is actively working to organize and institutionalize the YLAA as both a coordinating and operating entity. The Board receives active support from Association of Yale Alumni, La Casa Cultural, Yale College Dean's Office, and the Yale Office of Development.

Co-chair: Orlando Rivera ’77
Secretary: Lydia Perez Howard ’79
Treasurer: Ana Maria Quintana ’97

Members-at-Large:
Carlos R. DeJesus Rivera ’79
Manuel Del Valle, LAW ’74
Ray Jurado ’82
Maria Martha Chavez Brumell, GRD ’92 & ’04
Julie Gonzalez ’05
Graciela Trilla ’79
Elisabeth Centeno, LAW ’11
Jorge Figueroa, FES ’08
Virginia Flores ’04

 

Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri-State Area (YLAA–TSA)

Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri-State Area (YLAA-TSA) serves as an organization supporting the diverse communities of Latinos joined by their connections to Yale University who are residing in or otherwise affiliated with the Tri-State Area. Reflecting the interests and needs of Latinos from different national origins and Yale schools, YLAA-TSA functions as a link to and advocate with both the National Yale Latino Alumni Association (YLAA) and the University. To facilitate a continued bond among all Yale Latinos in the Tri-State Area, YLAA-TSA provides a flexible structure that both respects and encourages the shared interests of its membership.

YLAA-TSA hopes to leverage the skills, opportunities, and resources we have available to us as Yale Graduates to help Yale achieve its broader social impact. To this end, YLAA-TSA along with the National YLAA and its affiliates are actively involved in: creating networking opportunities for alumni, mentoring and supporting current Latino students, advocating for progress at Yale in areas such as Latino recruitment and diversity of faculty and curriculum, and maintaining consistent, continued collaboration and communication with the University.

Johnny Salinas (New York, NY)
Co-Chair

Derek Morales (Fordham)
Co-Chair

Adriana Garcia
Secretary

Jose Rodrigo Fuentes (Columbia)
Webmaster

Carlos Malvestutto (New York, NY)
Board Member

LiYun Alvarado (New York, NY)
Board Member

Shawn Montanez
Board Member

Myrna Perez
Board Member

Flora Mendoza
Board Member