About La Casa Latina

Centrally located in the ARCH Building at 3601 Locust Walk, The Center for Hispanic Excellence: La Casa Latina is Penn's Latino cultural house. La Casa Latina is a community space designed to serve the needs of all Latino/a students and the Penn communities at-large.

nuestro hogar—our home

for the students and staff of La Casa Latina

we begin in English, end in Spanish

here we fill ourselves with each other’s dreams

and find a common language in laughter

five rooms come together to make a home

of walls covered in pride for all to see

we begin in English, end in Spanish

blanco, black, and brown… our skin colors show

our mixed histories, they teach us to believe

and find a common language in laughter

those who wish to keep our voices unheard

will never understand us when we sing

we begin in English, end in Spanish

individuals unidos we grow

strong enough to break boarders, boundaries

and find a common language in laughter

nuestro hogar, La Casa, our house, our home

let them know that we too are Ivy League

we begin in English, end in Spanish

and find a common language in laughter

By: Enmanuel Martinez, Class of 2011

Published in "La Vida Magazine"