![Books are given away at the 2019 Multicultural Book and Family Festival at CSUSB. The festival will return to the university on May 11.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_Library_MulticulturalBookFest_.jpg.webp?itok=8H1za5XE)
The free event, which will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 11 at the university’s Santos Manuel Student Union South, will feature award-winning author Victor Villaseñor as the special guest speaker.
![CSUSB is celebrating Arab American Heritage month throughout April.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/24_7091%20SA_Arab%20American%20Heritage%20Month%202024_1920x700%20HPB_vFINAL_0.png.webp?itok=1tXHGvwM)
Cal State San Bernardino commemorates Arab American Heritage Month with events scheduled throughout April and early May.
![Composite graphic for APIDA Heritage Month at CSUSB](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/News%20Banner%20-24_7142%20SA_Asian%20Pacific%20Islander%20Desi%20American%20Heritage%20Month%202024.jpg.webp?itok=fJOFdaGv)
The university is getting a head start on the annual celebration of its Asian, Pacific Islander and South Asian communities, with events and programs revolving around the theme, “Uplifting Identities: Sharing Our History.”
![CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales and California Indian Nations College President & CEO Celeste R. Townsend address event attendees at the Native American/Indigenous Education Summit 2024 at Cal State San Bernardino on March 23, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/A32I6480.jpg.webp?itok=d06oC1cZ)
The summit on March 23 was an event to host conversations with state, federal and tribal governments and examine institutional operations, pedagogical commitments and cultural responsivity to address the voices and needs of American Indian and Indigenous students in post-secondary access, inclusivity and preparedness.
![James Ramos (Serrano/Cahuilla), the state Assembly member representing San Bernardino and a CSUSB alumnus, will be one of the speakers at the Native American/Indigenous Education Summit.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_JamesRamos_.jpg.webp?itok=xFQ9668j)
The summit, which begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 23, is an event to host conversations with state, federal and tribal governments to examine institutional operations, pedagogical commitments and cultural responsivity to address the voices and needs of American Indian and Indigenous students in post-secondary access, inclusivity and preparedness.
![Julia Josephine Ruiz](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Julia-Ruiz_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=Qbpq-o3z)
Julia Josephine Ruiz, CSUSB kinesiology major and executive vice president for ASI, has been selected by Majority Leader Emeritus Eloise Gomez Reyes to be this year’s awardee for her 30 under 30 program.
![Angela Davis spoke at CSUSB on April 17.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/AngelaDavis_Slide_.jpg.webp?itok=tkypr6-z)
Angela Davis discussed a variety of topics at the April 17 event, including feminism, intersectionality, social justice, environmentalism and racism.
![Angela Davis, American political activist, philosopher, academic and author](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/AngelaDavis_Slide_0.jpg.webp?itok=KE4RsHXq)
Through her activism and scholarship over many decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in movements for social justice around the world. Come see her speak at noon on April 17 in the Santos Manuel Student Union.
![Attendees at the program “South Asian Stories at Sunset.”](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_APIDA_StoriesAtSunset_06Apr2023.jpg.webp?itok=Gophwwsh)
The opening program, “South Asian Stories at Sunset,” presented a rich cultural texture that broadened what it means to be a member of the Asian American, Pacific Islander and South Asian community at Cal State San Bernardino.