By Isabel Hawkins, Ph.D. Abstract Informal science learning (ISL) organizations—such as science centers, children’s museums, botanical gardens, and zoos—play a key role in how the public engages with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). These free-choice environments foster curiosity, lifelong learning, and hands-on science education outside the classroom. Yet despite long-standing efforts, Latinx, among other communities, remain significantly underrepres