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Dating back to the mid-1880s, Hooghly merchants from West Bengal (present-day India) laid the foundation for the first significant settlement of South Asians in the U.S. They lived, worked, and moved in the shadow of two empires, navigating the influences
Before automatic washing machines, Chinese immigrants specialized in the intensive and industrial labor of hand laundering across North America. With the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882-1943) and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, laborers were lured east to
Photo by Punil Shah Sign Up to Receive a Map Teach Asian American Stories strives to help educators implement New Jersey’s AAPI Curriculum Mandate. Educators in New Jersey are invited to help us better understand how AAPI histories and contributions
A long-time resident of Middletown, NJ, Connie Chung became the first woman to co-anchor CBS Evening News and the first Asian American to anchor a major American newscast. Throughout her career at five major networks, Chung is known for her numerous high-profile
Ethnoburbs are suburban neighborhoods where many people from the same ethnic or racial group live together, sharing common cultural aspects and creating a sense of community. New Jersey is known for several Asian American ethnoburbs, including: Fort Lee – 41% Asian
Sources AAPI Montclair. “Mission & Values.” Last updated 2023. https://aapimontclair.org/mission-%26-values. Andrews, Travis. “Kal Penn comes out as gay, talks about his longtime partner.” Washington Post, October 31, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/10/31/kal-penn-gay-book/. Aronson, Emily. “Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa visited her NJ
People Alex Stepanow Alex Stepanow, a soccer player of Kalmyk descent and 2011 Rowan University Hall of Fame inductee, played as a forward on the Rowan University soccer team from 1964-67. He accumulated 53 goals and 7 assists and holds
Sana Amanat is a Pakistani American comic book editor and executive producer at Marvel Studios. Growing up Brown and Muslim in the predominantly White town of Montville, NJ, Amanat experienced dissonance within her racial, cultural, and religious identities. She had
