LASA's mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas; to promote the interests of its diverse membership; and to encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.

The Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS) is the leading international scholarly association dedicated to the systematic study and exchange of ideas, information and analysis of international border, and the processes and communities engendered by such borders

The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies is the academic organization that serves academic programs, departments and research centers that focus on issues pertaining to Mexican Americans, Chicana/os, and Latina/os.

NAES is the National Association of Interdisciplinary Studies for Native American, Black, Chicano, Puerto Rican, and Asian Americans. Today, NAES members continue to examine the interlocking forces of domination that are rooted in socially constructed categories of gender, sexuality, class, and race and are committed to challenging paradigms that systematically marginalize the experiences of diverse national and international populations. And, as scholars and researchers, NAES members are also committed to nurturing civic-minded and culturally informed students who strive to strengthen their communities.

An organization that supports Chicana, Latina, Afro-Latina, Native American and Indigenous, and gender non-conforming academics, students, and activist in higher education and community leadership.

The organization works to further the collecting, preserving, and providing access to Latin American and Caribbean information resources in all formats