A small cup and plate labeled with food groups that are divided into five colors—blue, red, orange, green and purple—glimmer from within the glass display case of the hallway that leads to the California State University, Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training.

Over the past 20 years, the Latino population of the United States has predominantly voted Democratic in presidential elections. However, polls show that an increasing number of Latinos are willing to vote for Trump.

Long Beach State's women's soccer team is a force to be reckoned with. Currently placing third in The Big West Conference, the women’s soccer team, according to head coach Mauricio Ingrassia, is around one-fourth Latina. 

Laughter and chatter echo throughout the room as women of all different cultures and skin tones gather for the weekly Hermanas Unidas club meeting. Hermanas Unidas is a club at Cal State Long Beach that services Latina students in achieving their goals through its three pillars: academics, community service and networking.

In a hidden area behind Faculty Office 4 is a room filled with conversations, laughter and students hanging out by the sofa and chairs. This hidden gem is the Latinx Resource Center, more commonly known as “Nuestro Center.”

Just over the Vincent Thomas Bridge, Calavera, a tattoo studio located in downtown San Pedro, highlights the Latino community through the creative expression of the artists, the unique designs they create for each customer, the owner and the name of the studio.