About Us

The Latin American Student Organization (LASO) is a cultural organization composed of students who welcome all those who are interested in and or identify with Latin American culture. Our group includes students who have lived, traveled to, or currently reside in various countries in North, Central, and South America as well as the Caribbean. Central to many of our activities is an emphasis on music, Latin food, culture, and our community's experience on Bowdoin's campus. We aim to educate and unite our Latinx demographic with other spheres of campus life, a goal that is oftentimes executed through collaboration with other Bowdoin student groups or offices. LASO strives to assist the Latinx community to adjust to all capacities of life at Bowdoin and find a place of comfort while educating ourselves and the greater community about Latinx culture, customs, as well as issues and combating stereotypes or biases.