OUR MISSION
Despierta Boricua (DB) aims to bring together members of the Yale community who identify with the heritage of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico in celebration of its culture, history, and traditions. This celebration most immediately takes place within Yale’s campus and the greater New Haven city through establishing and maintaining community, conversation, education, and activism. Despierta Boricua insists on the existence and thriving nature of our diasporic community. Whether it be through its visibility on campus, within the internal university culture, or through the public facing image of Yale University, Despierta Boricua and its members insist on one thing: estamos aquí y estamos despiertas.