The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional Association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America.

LASA Sections and Task Forces

• Brazil Section
• Cuba Section
• Culture, Power, and Politics Section
• Ecuadorian Studies
• Ethnicity, Race and Indigenous Peoples
• Europe and Latin America Section
• Gender and Feminist Studies Section
• Latino Studies Section
• Peru Section
• And many more
  

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

The section that i found most interesting was the Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples, their goal is give scholarly collaboration and exchange of ideas with respect to the study of ethnicity, race, Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and related issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Also the seeking and promotion of greater participation of Indigenous and Afro-descendant scholars and intellectuals in the activities of the Latin American Studies Association and, more generally, in scholarly and academic communities.