Latin American Association to add second office in Dalton
Latin American Association to add second office in Dalton The Latin American Association is expanding its services in Dalton, Georgia, to amplify its efforts to serve the large Latino [...]
Verónica Mejía – From Querétaro to Atlanta
From Breaking Paradigms in Querétaro to Building Dreams in Atlanta Verónica Mejía is an entrepreneur who helps build effective systems, businesses, dreams, but most importantly, she helps build [...]
Supporting Latina Entrepreneurs on their path to business success
Although Latina entrepreneurs are the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurs, they receive less than 2% of venture capital funds. As a result, Latina-owned firms tend to start small and stay [...]
Dalton/Whitfield Latino Leadership Institute looks to increase Latino representation
The LAA opened the Dalton Outreach Center in 2019 to improve access to critically needed services and resources for the rapidly-growing Latino community in northwest Georgia. The expansion into [...]
Lina Teitelbaum’s AmeriCorps VISTA term leads to career in service of others
In 2023 the Latin American Association is excited to bring back the AmeriCorps VISTA program. This program originated under President John F. Kennedy and was enacted under the Johnson [...]
Danica Dilligard – LAA Board Member and Partner at EY
Danica Dilligard was born in Panama but grew up in Brooklyn and went to high school in Manhattan. She currently sits on the LAA board and is a partner at […]
Being a social worker as an Afro Latina
Being a social worker as an Afro Latina Understanding how the intersectionality between races helps our staff help our clients in the best possible way The LAA prides itself on […]
Santiago Marquez’s start of 2023 message
Happy new year – we are so excited to start 2023 off with you! 2022 saw us celebrate our 50th anniversary empowering Latinos across Georgia to adapt, integrate, and thrive. […]
Let’s Not Forget about the 2020 Census – Too Much Is at Stake
Can you believe that we are in the midst of the 2020 Census? With headlines of non-stop protests, the COVID-19 pandemic and the anemic economy dominating the news cycle, the […]
Conferencia presentada por la Asociación Latinoamericana abordará impacto del crecimiento de la población hispana en Georgia
January 2018 State of Latinos Conference features prominent speakers from across the U.S. ATLANTA, December 11, 2018 -The Latin American Association is presenting a new conference that addresses [...]
The LAA’s Abriendo Puertas Program Honors its Spring 2018 Graduating Class
Abriendo Puertas is the nation’s 1st evidence based program for parents with children 0-5 years old. It is 10-week course that covers multiple topics ranging from brain and language development, [...]
LAA displays Mexican artist Julieta Carrillo’s art installation honoring Latinos in the U.S.
The LAA is proud to display on our premises Mexican artist Julieta Carrillo’s art installation honoring Latinos in the U.S. The Atlanta-area artist, who studied psychology in her native Mexico, [...]
