We celebrate Latina/o/x Heritage Month to recognize the achievements and contributions of Latina/o/x Americans who have inspired others to achieve success. Join LBCC in celebrating the Latina/o/x culture through a series of wonderful events all throughout the month of September and October. All virtual events will either be hosted through Zoom or presented through our official Long Beach City College YouTube channel.

PLEASE NOTE: Some event days and times may be subject to change.

• Participants may earn flex credit for the length of each event, with a total of 6 hours maximum for multiple events.
• Presenters may earn flex credit for double the length of each event, with a total of 6 hours maximum.

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Providing Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors 

The purpose of all Cultural Heritage and History celebrations is to affirm and elevate students by celebrating the diverse tapestry of intersectional identities that make us LBCC. Through these events, we seek to provide students with mirrors in which to see their identity recognized, honored, and valued. They also serve as windows for students of other identities to gain a deeper appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion. And finally, sliding glass doors, inviting everyone in to fully participate.  

Over time, several events have become staples for our Cultural Heritage months. All were developed by individual workgroups and fostered great reviews. In the spirit of collective impact and institutional change, we have now developed a baseline offering of events coordinated by different areas of the college. These efforts are instrumental in ensuring our students feel engaged, validated, empowered, and inspired- one more way for them to know that they belong at Long Beach City College!

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Learning Through Community Cultural Wealth 

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 10, 12:30PM – 2:00PM 
Location: LAC B206-Social Justice Intercultural Center (SJIC) 

Join our Latinx Faculty and students for a workshop on learning through community cultural wealth and sharing knowledge and frutas with our LBCC gente.  

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Kick-Off Event  - Coordinated by Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Cultural Student Clubs

Poder, Cultura y Comunidad  

The Kick-Off event is designed to open the month’s festivities/activities by bringing the campus community together in a celebratory fashion to enjoy food, music, entertainment, and curated resources. 

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 16, 12:00PM – 2:00PM
Location: LAC A Quad (between Building A and E. Carson)

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Star Montana: Our Nāhalli Runs Reep Art Gallery   

Date/Time: Sept 18th to October 25th ,2025 
Location: TBD 

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 18th, 5-7:30pm 

Artist Talk & Closing Reception: Saturday, October 25th, 1-3:30pm 

This exhibition will feature the work of Los Angeles-based artist and photographer, Star Montana. Star Montana’s practice focuses on intergenerational and familial history, with the greater Los Angeles area serving as a physical and sociocultural backdrop for much of her work. Her images are likewise populated by her friends, family, and other people from her community. Water will function as a central theme within the exhibition, highlighting both its cultural significance and symbolic power of movement/flow/migration. 

Star Montana’s exhibition at LBCC is one of seventeen venues hosting exhibitions centered on Southern California Latinx photographers. Partner venues include Santa Monica College, Los Angeles Mission College, Los Angeles City College, Cerritos College, Cypress College, Pasadena City College, College of the Canyons, Southwest College, CSU Fullerton, Chaffey College in San Bernardino, in Riverside County: Norco College and Moreno Valley College. San Diego County: Mesa College, San Diego City College and Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park. 

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LBCC PRIDE Series: Jotería Mexican Bingo  

Date/Time: Thursday, September 25th, 5:00PM-7:00PM 

Location: LAC – P113 

Join us for a free evening of Loteria (Mexican Bingo) and prizes, as we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. Hosted by Local Drag Queen Torta Jugosa! 

The LBCC PRIDE workshop series is designed to celebrate and bring awareness to the needs of our LGBTQIA+ community. Rather than holding Pride Month in June, when the campus sees a pronounced dip in foot traffic, the intent is to spread these themed events throughout the year. 

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Esquite With your Pueblo (Meet Your Village) 

Date/Time: Thursday, September 25th, 12:00PM – 1:30PM 
Location: LAC B206-Social Justice Intercultural Center (SJIC)

The Meet Your Village Workshop Series is designed to provide the campus community with an opportunity to meet peers, staff, faculty, and administrators who identify as they do.  

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Karaoke Night 

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 30th, 5:00PM – 6:30PM 
Location: LAC B206-Social Justice Intercultural Center (SJIC)

Warm up your vocal cords and join the Social Justice Intercultural Center for our Karaoke/Open Mic Night! 

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Beyond the Box Series  

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 1st, 11:00AM – 1:00PM 
Location: LAC-T1200 

The Beyond the Box workshop series is designed to explore the diversity and complexity encompassed within umbrella terms used to represent a wide cross-section of society. The intent is to go “beyond the box” of what pop culture shows us to honor the lived experiences of those placed in it.   

 Dr. Jennifer R Nájera’s research interests lie at the intersections of race, immigration, and education. She is the author of The Borderlands of Race: Mexican Segregation in a South Texas Town (University of Texas Press, 2015). Her most recent book, Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education (Duke University Press, 2024), tells the stories of undocumented young people who become community advocates and activists during college. Nájera is also co-PI on the Mapping Chicana/Mexicana Organizing in the Borderlands digital oral history project. Her research has been published in Chicana/Latina Studies, The Oral History Review, and Anthropology and Education Quarterly. She has also written OpEds about immigration for The LA Times.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jennifer R. Nájera – UCR Professor, Ethnic Studies Department, Author 

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Sip N Paint Latinx Heritage Month X Filipino American History Month

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 14th, 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Location: LAC M114

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month and Filipino American History Month through art, conversation, self-care, and creativity.  

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Star Montana: Our Nāhalli Runs Reep Art Gallery   

Date/Time: Sept 18th to October 25th ,2025 
Location: LAC M114
RSVP (will open 9/17/2024)

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month through art, conversation, self care, and creativity. RSVP form Opens 9/17 @ 8 am.

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Learning Through Community Cultural Wealth

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 16, 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Location: LAC B206-Social Justice Intercultural Center (SJIC)

Join our Latinx Faculty and students for a workshop on learning through community cultural wealth and sharing knowledge frutas with our LBCC gente. The Event is Sponsored by History/Political Science/Ethnic Studies/Reading and Teacher Prep/SJIC.