Where We Are
Young Professionals
After graduating from college, many former Raíces student leaders wanted to remain active. In 2005, Raíces established a young professionals (YP) network of former alumni from Cuban-American student groups and YPs interested in the cause. Raíces YPs share a united identity, vision and agenda and assist in spreading awareness, recruiting and fundraising.
Student Network
Cuban student activism has played an important role in shaping history both in the U.S. and Cuba. Many Cuban-American student groups in the U.S. have been around for decades. However, in 2003, Cuban-American students from across the country gathered at Harvard and formed a network of student associations to support and coordinate with one another. The network took the name of the conference: Raíces de Esperanza. In 2005, Raíces de Esperanza was incorporated as a fund to support the student network and its autonomous groups. Currently, the network spans more than 1,900 students at 55 campuses. For more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The following are campuses that have or have had active student groups:
- Boston College Cuban-American Student Association
- Boston University Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association
- Carnegie Mellon University Cuban American Student Association
- Columbia University Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association
- Cornell University Cuban-American Student Association
- Duke University Cuban-American Student Association
- Florida International University Free Cuba Foundation
- Florida State University Cuban-American Student Association
- Georgetown University Cuban-American Student Association
- Harvard University Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association
- Loyola of New Orleans Cuban-American Student Association
- Marquette University Cuban-American Student Association
- New York University Cuban American Student Association
- Princeton University Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association
- Rutgers Union of Cuban-American Students
- Seton Hall University Cuban-American Students
- Stanford University Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association
- University of Florida Cuban American Student Association
- University of Miami CAUSA Students United for a Free Cuba
- University of Missouri Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association
- University of Pennsylvania Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association
- University of South Florida CASA: Los Pinos Nuevos
- University of Virginia Cuban and American Student Association
- Yale University Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association
- Agnes Scott College
- Babson College
- Brandeis College
- Bowdoin College
- Colgate University
- Dartmouth College
- Emerson College
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Loyola of Chicago
- Miami Dade College
- Middlebury College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Northwestern University
- Southwestern University
- St. Thomas University
- Swarthmore College
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- University of California-Berkeley
- University of Kentucky
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Richmond
- University of Texas
- Wake Forest University
- Williams College
- Xavier University
