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At 17, Angie Tran escaped Vietnam. What she hasn’t escaped, despite the passage of more than 40 years, is feeling like an immigrant. Her journey is one of many being recognized and celebrated during June, Immigrant Heritage Month.

"[Transgender youth] need...respect, belonging, appreciation, fellowship, and love."

Alumna Desiree Sheppard, who hosts and produces a TV lifestyle show in Sacramento, says CSUMB professors helped her find her voice by telling her: “You’re allowed to be louder, to be bold, and be more vocal.”

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) has secured $7 million for the construction of a new office for the NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary at CSU Monterey Bay.

“The intimate nature of plant-pathogen interactions and the complexity of their management fascinated me.”

“We want any student who steps on campus who is first-generation to know that they have a strong support system at CSUMB.”

In recognition and support of its LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff, California State University, Monterey Bay raised a Pride flag on the main quad for the start of Pride Month. 

What began as a place where students could come to exercise creativity has grown into a social nexus as well.

The two colleges graduated a combined 1,005 students in one of the final events of the day.

“I decided I wanted to take [my] negative experience and turn it into a positive.”