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23rd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Luncheon In honor of our Essay Scholarship Winners Sunday, May 19, 2024 2PM-4PM Flaming Grill & Supreme Buffet Riverside Square Shopping Center 92 Rt 23 N., Riverdale, NJ 07457 The... Read More | Share it now!

23rd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Luncheon
In honor of our Essay Scholarship Winners

Sunday, May 19, 2024 2PM-4PM
Flaming Grill & Supreme Buffet
Riverside Square Shopping Center
92 Rt 23 N., Riverdale, NJ 07457

The 2024 OCA-NJ Chapter Scholarship Applications are now closed!

In And Around Town

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OCA-NJ, AAPI-NJ & WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS PRESENT: KATIE GEE SALISBURY, AUTHOR OF “NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL”, IN CONVERSATION WITH LAURA LEE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2024 7PM-8PM @ WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS, MONTCLAIR, NJ REGISTER HERE Purchase... Read More | Share it now!

OCA-NJ, AAPI-NJ & WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS
PRESENT:
KATIE GEE SALISBURY, AUTHOR OF
"NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL", IN CONVERSATION WITH
LAURA LEE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2024 7PM-8PM
@ WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS, MONTCLAIR, NJ
REGISTER HERE
Purchase "Not Your China Doll" HERE from Watchung Booksellers

OCA-NJ 2024 HOLIDAY BALL


OCA-NJ ANNUAL HOLIDAY BALL

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024
@ THE GRAND IN TOTOWA, NJ

To Purchase Dinner Tickets Online via PayPal or Major Credit Cards, Click HERE
To Order Dinner Tickets by Mail, Click HERE or click on below Flyer to Print in PDF

OCA New Jersey Chapter Annual Members Appreciation Luncheon & Board Elections ~

Our Annual OCA New Jersey Chapter Members Appreciation Luncheon is Saturday, November 2, 2024 1PM-3PM @ Noodle Lee Restaurant 770 US-46, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
It's our thank you for your continuing support of OCA-NJ in its work towards advancing its mission and goals. Lunch will be served. Please look for the membership email notification sent to the ocanewjersey@googlegroups.com email address. The event is free for our members, please RSVP to: membership@oca-nj.org if you plan to attend.

Our board elections will also be held at this time.

2024 OCA 4-Chapters & CAA Annual Summer Picnic

OCA-4 Chapters & CAA Annual Summer Family Picnic

This year hosted by OCA-Westchester & Hudson Valley
Saturday, Sept 7, 2024
11AM-3PM @ Ridge Road Park, Pavilion 3
Hartsdale, NY

Corky Lee's "Asian America" ~ Friday May 31, 2024

Corky Lee's "Asian America"
Friday, May 31, 2024 ~ 6:30PM - 9PM EDT
Montclair Art Museum - Leir Hall


AAPI-NJ Lantern Festival

OCA-NJ Board Members Enjoying
Fun time @ The Annual AAPI-NJ Lantern Festival
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Edgemont Park, Montclair, NJ

Photos provided by board member, John K. Tan
Board Members on deck: Henry, Wendy, John & Grace (aka Cute Red Dragon)

 

OCA-NJ eNewsletter

Co-Editors: John K. Tan & Christine Braccino
CLICK ON NEWSLETTER IMAGE TO VIEW ALL PAGES ~
December 2023 Volume 3, No 6

June 2023 Volume 3, No.5

To view older volumes, click HERE

OCA 50th Anniversary Commerative 4-Chapters T-Shirts

COVID-19 Community Relief Effort

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COVID-19 Community Relief Effort Updates We hope our members & friends are staying safe & well amid the challenging times we are all facing due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Earlier this month, we set up a COVID-19 Community Relief Donation... Read More | Share it now!

COVID-19 Community Relief Effort Updates

We hope our members & friends are staying safe & well amid the challenging times we are all facing due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Earlier this month, we set up a COVID-19 Community Relief Donation Drive. Monies raised go toward purchases of needed items to be donated to the brave frontline heroes in our community. Click HERE to see a letter from our chapter president, Laura Lee.

Thank you to our chapter's members & friends who have generously donated to this cause! We are truly grateful for your support & generosity! So far, our COVID-19 Community Relief Effort committee has made drop-offs to 4 hospitals in some of the hardest hit areas in NJ.

We are continuing to work on finding hospitals to donate needed items to & expanding to include "Food Pantries" & "Senior Homes" in our area that are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Please donate to this effort if you haven't already done so. If you would like to mail in your donation, please make checks payable to: OCA-NJ Chapter
Mail to: OCA-NJ Chapter, COVID-19 Community Relief Effort, 2 Heather Court, Dover, NJ 07801.

 



COVID-19 CHINATOWN HOMELESS RELIEF INITIATIVE

Photos of OCA-NJ board members making purchases & dropping off essentials (clothing donations, hats, scarves, blankets, thermos bottles, tarp, etc.) to the homeless & those in need in New York City Chinatown. Thank You to Terri & Steve Chan, Bun & Fern Chan & Edmond Moy for their generous monetary donations that made the purchases of these essentials possible!

Photos include OCA-NJ board members, Henry Lee, Laura Lee, John Tan & Theresa Chan, long time friends of OCA-NJ Terri & Steve Chan, Corky Lee the legendary 'unofficial Asian American photographer laureate who recently passed away due to complications from Covid-19 & Patrick Mock, the Chinatown hero & manager of 46 Mott Street Bakery who initiated this relief effort in Chinatown.

OUR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT COMMITTEE'S FIRST 3 DROP-OFFS TO OUR FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE HEROES IN NEW JERSEY

~ Holy Name Medical Center ~ Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston ~ St. Joseph Wayne Hospital ~

 

 

MORE DONATION DROP OFFS

DELICIOUS MEALS DROPPED OFF TO OUR NJ FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE HEROES

 ~ Jersey City Medical Center ~ Hackensack University Medical Center ~ Clara Maas Medical Center ~

 

FOOD DONATIONS DROPPED OFF TO NORTHERN NJ LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES 

THANKS AGAIN TO OUR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT COMMITTEE & TO OUR CHAPER MEMBERS & FRIENDS WHO DONATED TO THIS CAUSE!!
  ~ MCFOODS, Middlesex County Food Organization & Outreach  ~ Toni's Kitchen at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Montclair ~ First Reformed Church of Boonton Food Pantry ~

 

 

Year of the Ox T-Shirt Sale

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OCA NJ Lunar New Year T-Shirts Still Available (Click “READ MORE” to See Order Details) Select Size From Dropdown Adult Small $20.00 USDAdult Large $20.00 USDAdult Extra Large $20.00 USD ... Read More | Share it now!

OCA NJ Lunar New Year T-Shirts
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Corky Lee Tribute Interfaith Memorial Vigil Hui Kwang “Keith” Wang July 1, 1947 ~ May 19, 2021 ... Read More | Share it now!

Corky Lee Tribute Interfaith Memorial Vigil
Join Karen Zhou & friends on Sunday May 30, 2021 6PM
for a special virtual interfaith memorial service featuring Christian and Buddhist prayers along with special performances to celebrate and pay tribute to Corky's life hosted by the Chinese American Museum (CAM) in LA.
Those interested in attending are encouraged to register as event is capped at 500. Register here: https://bit.ly/2SwGArn
Zoom link will be sent to you a day before the event.
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Hui Kwang "Keith" Wang
July 1, 1947 ~ May 19, 2021

Tribute Written by Virginia Ng ~

"Keith Wang,  OCA-NJ Founding Member and Chapter President (1986) has passed away in Naples, FL. He lived in Ramsey, NJ before retiring to Florida.  He and his wife Julie were Life Time Members of the OCA National Organization and subsequently continued to generously support the New Jersey chapter and the national  organization. As a CPA, Keith continued to serve the New Jersey chapter by generously donating his time by keeping up with the extensive financial records for many years".

Click HERE to see Keith Wang's Tribute & Services

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2020 APA Heritage Essay Scholarship Virtual Graduation Celebration Summary

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Saturday, June 20, 2020  OCA-NJ APA Heritage Essay Scholarship Graduation Celebration Summary OCA Advocates New Jersey Chapter held a virtual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration on June 20th to present the Class of 2020 OCA-NJ... Read More | Share it now!

Saturday, June 20, 2020 

OCA-NJ APA Heritage Essay Scholarship Graduation Celebration
Summary

OCA Advocates New Jersey Chapter held a virtual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration on June 20th to present the Class of 2020 OCA-NJ Scholarship Awards. The event was postponed from the long planned Annual Luncheon that was originally scheduled for May 17th. This year's Essay Topic was designed to challenge each applicant to choose an APA topic that was important to them and to design a way to engage their peers to take action. As expected, the entries were competitive , but OCA-NJ's dedicated Scholarship Committee was able to select 6 recipients for this year's honors.

* The Robert E. Wone Memorial Scholarship $2,500
Francesca Fierro-Clifton High School attending Barnard College in the Fall

 * The Dr. Ferdinand J. Gajewski, Jr. Memorial Scholarship $2,000
Harvey Wang-Parsippany Hills High School attending Princeton University in the Fall

* The Linda Lee Memorial Scholarship $2,000
Skylar Lee-Montville Township High School attending University of Pittsburgh in the Fall

* The Edwin and Aurora Len Memorial Scholarship $1,000
Caitlin Crooker-Parsipanny High School attending Savannah College of Art & Design in the Fall

* The OCA-NJ Gold Scholarship $800
Dillon Shin-Wayne Valley High School attending Rutgers University in the Fall

* The Willie Lau Memorial Scholarship $500
Devin Shin-Wayne Valley High School attending Rutgers University in the Fall

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Willie Lau Memorial Fund

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OCA-NJ Chapter is deeply saddened to inform that Mr. Willie Lau, a long time member, supporter, past president & dear friend passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. He will be dearly missed by all those whose lives he has touched. To... Read More | Share it now!

OCA-NJ Chapter is deeply saddened to inform that Mr. Willie Lau, a long time member, supporter, past president & dear friend passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. He will be dearly missed by all those whose lives he has touched. To view Willie's obituary & details of the viewing & funeral services, please click HERE. The Lau Family has set up a Memorial Fund in Willie's name at OCA-NJ Chapter that is dedicated to providing scholarships to college bound students residing in the state of New Jersey. Please join OCA-NJ Chapter in extending our sincerest condolences to the Lau Family. If you would like to make a donation to the Willie Lau Memorial Scholarship Fund, please use the DONATION BUTTON below.





OCA-NJ 17th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Luncheon

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You are invited to OCA-NJ”s 17th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Luncheon in honor of OCA-NJ Chapter Essay Scholarship Winners ~ Sunday, May 20, 2018 @  Flaming Grill & Supreme Buffet Riverside Square Shopping... Read More | Share it now!