About Us

The mission of Hope College's La Raza Unida is to affirm Latin Culture and heritage and celebrate its contributions to the Hope College and greater Holland Communities.

We encourage all interested persons--regardless of race, nationality, gender, or religion--to join us in sharing their presence, insights, and idesa at all La Raza Unida meetings and events.

La Raza Unida pledges to seek and offer support to other organizations that commit to building coalition of interest to better address the needs of our community.

Laru Executive Board

Name: Position: Year in School: Major/ Minor: Interesting fact:	Esperanza Rodriguez President Senior Social Studies Comp / Psychology Part of Sigma Sigma Sorority
Name: Position: Year in School: Major/Minor: Interesting fact:	Cecilia Jaime (CJ) Vice President Junior Social Work / Women's Studies Can play the guitar and alto sax
Name: Position: Year in School: Major/Minor: Interesting fact:	Nydia Chavarria Secretary Sophomore Special Education / Elementary Math Loves the outdoors
Name: Position: Year in School: Major/Minor: Interesting fact:	Iliana Garcia Social Activities Chair Freshman Political Science, Spanish, and German Is trilingual: english, spanish, and italian
Name: Position: Year in School: Major/Minor: Interesting fact:	Emily Van Til Treasurer Sophomore Psychology / Spanish & Pre-Seminary Is a citizen of Costa Rica.
Name: Position: Year in School: Major/Minor: Interesting fact:	Margarita Lopez Public Relations Junior Communications LAUP Queen, 06-07
Name: Position: Year in School: Major, Minor: Interesting fact:	Josh Brubaker-Salcedo Website Coordinator Sophomore Majors in Political Science/Spanish Broke his arm playing two different sports