Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A.)

CSUB M.E.Ch.A. Founded in 1971

David Alcaraz
Founding CSUB M.E.Ch.A. President

Mission Statement

The autonomous M.E.Ch.A. at California State University, Bakersfield is dedicated to promoting unity by creating coalitions among Chicanos on campus, in our schools y en nuestros barrios. M.E.Ch.A. at California State University, Bakersfield prevents the loss of nuestras raices by hosting cultural activities to discover and highlight nuestras tradiciones. M.E.Ch.A. at California State University, Bakersfield exists to provide nonpartisan political awareness to influence the lawmaking processes for the development of our communities. M.E.Ch.A. at California State University, Bakersfield offers the necessary assistance to encourage and enable more Chicanos to complete baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degrees by supporting programs and curriculum which aid in the education of our Chicano students. Nuestra gente and nuestros barrios’ voices are empowered by the objectives and philosophical ideologies that helped the founding of M.E.Ch.A.

On Our Campus

All CSUB M.E.Ch.A. events are coordinated and executed with the lead of student officers and the organization membership with the assistance of their staff advisors. 

Chicano

“We as MEChistas, see the process of Chicanismo as evolutionary. We recognize that no one is born politically Chicana or Chicano. Chicanismo results from a decision based on a political consciousness for our Raza, to dedicate onself to building a Chicana/Chicano Nation. Chicanismo is a concept that integrates self-awareness with cultural identity, a necessary step in developing political consciousness. Therefore, the term Chicano is grounded in a philosophy, not a nationality.”