• My Dinner with Wong Kim Ark: Food, Identity, and the Fight for Birthright Citizenship

    AAPI NJ and Teach Asian American Stories invite adults and youths of all backgrounds to join us for a one-night-only community dinner and teach-in on birthright citizenship. Guided by Mindie Sobrinski, Teach Asian American Stories Fellow, we’ll learn that what’s on the table tells us who belongs at it. From Filipino sailors to Chinese laborers, […]

    Chinese Americans in the Jim Crow South: From Sharecropping to Groceries

    Virtual

    Chinese Americans in the Jim Crow South: From Sharecropping to Groceries explores the experiences of Chinese Americans who lived alongside African Americans during the 90 years of Jim Crow. Participants will explore how Chinese Americans labored in cotton fields and were positioned between Black sharecroppers and white plantation owners, occupying a unique and often precarious […]