CULTURAL & EDUCATION

OCA New Jersey Chapter is pleased to announce our Scholarship Program for 2025! We continue to offer 2 different scholarship programs. The first is our traditional Essay Scholarship with awards ranging from $3.500 to $300, and the second is... Read More | Share it now!

OCA New Jersey Chapter is pleased to announce our Scholarship Program for 2025!

We continue to offer 2 different scholarship programs. The first is our traditional Essay Scholarship with awards ranging from $3.500 to $300, and the second is for those who better express themselves in a more creative and artistic endeavor which is dedicated to the Spirit of Corky Lee in the amount of $1,500. The application requirements are the same for both awards; however, the submission requirements are different.

Please note that these scholarships are available to all high school seniors of Asian American descent who are full time students and residents of the state of New Jersey who will be attending an accredited institution of higher learning (College, University, Jr./Community College or Trade School). We encourage all eligible students to apply, especially those with greatest financial need.

Click HERE to download & print 2025 Scholarship Packet
Deadline to apply is now ended.

24th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Luncheon
Honoring the 2025 OCA-NJ Scholarships Recipients
Scholarship recipients must attend luncheon to receive awards!

 

May 18, 2025
1PM - 3PM
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Campus Center Atrium
150 Bleeker Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

* More Details to Follow *
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HERE to Register and pay for event.
Awardees & Presenters attend free of charge but registration is required.
General Admission: $25 Per Person

In And Around Town

OCA-NJ ANNUAL HOLIDAY BALL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024 @ THE GRAND IN TOTOWA, NJ #soliloquy-container-24291{opacity:1} OCA-NJ, AAPI-NJ & WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS PRESENT: KATIE GEE SALISBURY,... Read More | Share it now!


OCA-NJ ANNUAL HOLIDAY BALL

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

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

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OCA-NJ 24th Annual AAPI Heritage Celebration Luncheon Honoring the 2025 Scholarships Recipients May 18, 2025 1-3PM @ The New Jersey Institute of Technology Campus General Admission $25 Per Person Awardees & Presenters attend Free of... Read More | Share it now!

OCA-NJ 24th Annual AAPI Heritage Celebration Luncheon
Honoring the 2025 Scholarships Recipients
May 18, 2025 1-3PM @ The New Jersey Institute of Technology Campus
General Admission $25 Per Person
Awardees & Presenters attend Free of Charge but must register.

~ More details to come ~ 

Register & Pay HERE

Check back for future OCA-NJ Events and Programs!

COVID-19 Community Relief Effort

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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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

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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