Michael Loyola
“The Filipino club has united me with other college students with the same cultural background as me.”
Sammy Lemus
Gladys Ocampo
“I want to take a gap year if we still can’t return to campus, because it’s not really the same learning”
Itzela Tafolla
As an incoming college freshman, Itzela Tafolla imagined California State University, Long Beach would be a fun and exciting and safe place to be. She hoped that her campus community would be welcoming. And bonus: She would get away from home and spread her wings in her own way and fashion for the first time in her tender life.