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By Amanda Rivera 

Wilfredo “Willie” Matos led a long life as an activist for Puerto Ricans, Latinés, and marginalized people throughout Connecticut in his 84 years of life. 

Early Life 

He was born on March 30, 1940, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1951, when his father, a ...


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By Amanda Rivera

Did you know that one of the oldest Puerto Rican university organizations in Connecticut was established at Yale University in 1971? Despierta Boricua was founded in 1971, in the basement offices of Durfee Hall on Yale University’s “Old Campus.”

Formation of Despierta Boricua

Yvette ...


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