Word: rovira
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While Fuerza Quisqueyana is officially a group for students of Dominican descent, Rovira--who is himself part Colombian and part Guatemalan--says the group appeals to students who have a Latino heritage...
...current member and a former executive board member of RAZA, Rovira says at study breaks sponsored by Fuerza Quisqueyana he could count on finding Caribbean food and listening to salsa instead of the Tejano music and enchiladas RAZA served...
...Even with Fuerza, it's hard to incorporate other cultures, but it's another avenue for Latino students," says Rovira, who is a Crimson executive. "Caribbean countries and Latin American countries eat foods that are more similar to each other...
...Rovira both point to groups like their own and the Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association (CAUSA), the Harvard Brazilian Organization, the Harvard Organization of Latin Americans (targeted toward international students) and Concilio Latino, a University-wide umbrella organization as alternatives to RAZA...
...Alatorre and Rovira both say that not every Latino undergraduate is looking for the same things they were. For students looking for a larger group to join, or an opportunity to meet different cultures, RAZA may be the best option...