Jenny - OCA ADVOCATE - NEW JERSEY CHAPTER

January 21, 2024

May 14, 2022

CULTURAL & EDUCATION

By Jenny in Announcement, Scholarships & Internships

Join us at our 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... Read More | Share it now!

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

OCA New Jersey Chapter is pleased to announce our Scholarship Program for 2024. We continue to offer 2 different scholarship programs. The first is our traditional Essay Scholarship Award featuring 6 named scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $500, and the second is a creative artistic endeavor dedicated to the Spirit of Corky Lee in the amount of $1,500. The application and letter of recommendation requirement is the same for both awards; however, the submission and judging criteria is different.

Please note that these scholarships are available to all college bound high school seniors of Asian American descent who are full time residents of the state of New Jersey. We encourage all eligible students to apply, especially those with greatest financial need. Parental consent, a letter of recommendation, and an official copy of high school transcripts is required. Deadline to apply is April 21, 2024.

February 2, 2022

In And Around Town

By Jenny in Announcement, Current Events, In & Around NJ

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 2023 Tenafly Library... Read More | Share it now!

New York City's 2nd Annual AAPI Cultural & Heritage Parade ~ May 21, 2023

What a great turn out for this 2nd annual event in celebration of May's AAPI Heritage month in NYC! From the OCA 4-Chapters contingents, we had as our main attraction, a brand new dragon decorated in a patriotic theme of Red, White & Blue. This beautiful brand new dragon is courtesy of our very own OCA-New Jersey Chapter president, Henry Lee, who is also the owner of Dragon Lion Gear Company. A big THANK YOU to the 2023 volunteer dragon dance troupe & the volunteers/participants from OCA-New Jersey, OCA-New York & OCA-Westchester Hudson Valley (OCA-Long Island had to opt out this year due to a special circumstance, but will catch them next year)! Thanks to the 4 OCA Chapters Parade Committee who worked very hard on the many planning meetings & coordinations to make this parade come to fruition. Photos of the May 21, 2023 parade in the YouTube slideshow below were provided by John K. Tan/Eric Chau (OCA-NJ) & William Kaung/Daniel Lewis (OCA-WHV).

YouTube Slideshow created by Jenny Lee (OCA-NJ Chapter), Photos provided by John K. Tan & Eric Chau (OCA-New Jersey Chapter) & William Kaung & Daniel Lewis (OCA-Westchester Hudson Valley Chapter)

NJ Earthquake Relief Fund to Help Victims of Turkey-Syria Earthquake

OCA-NJ Board President Henry Lee, Vice President Eric Chau & Treasurer Jenny Lee stopped by Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh's office on March 1, 2023 to present a $500.00 donation check from our chapter to the NJ Earthquake Relief Fund where 100% of all donations will benefit victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake!

Mayor Sayegh worked with many local leaders & organizations to promote & coordinate relief efforts to help the earthquake victims in the past 2 months since the earthquake happened. Here are just some recent articles on his efforts: NJCDC NJ.com Tap Into Paterson

If you would like to help with this relief effort, click HERE for the NJ Earthquake Relief Fund Page.

July 28, 2021

By Jenny in SPONSORS

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July 1, 2021

Pay Here for OCA-NJ Programs & Events

By Jenny in In & Around NJ, Payments

Check back soon to see upcoming OCA-NJ Chapter Programs & Events! Pay for OCA-NJ Chapter Events & Programs Via PayPal & Major Credit Cards Securely Current Event: 2024 Lunar New Year Banquet Click HERE to Pay ... Read More | Share it now!

September 10, 2019

By Jenny in ABOUT US

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April 10, 2020

COVID-19 Community Relief Effort

By Jenny in Announcement, Current Events

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!

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.