AAPI New Jersey Hosts “The Stories We Teach, The Futures We Shape: Celebrating Educators & Community”

Join AAPI New Jersey on Friday, May 22, for an evening celebrating the Teach Asian American Stories 2025-2026 Fellowship and the debut of its new documentary Roots & Routes: A Brief History of Asian Americans in the Garden State.

The event will celebrate this year’s TAAS Fellows as they complete the 2025-2026 Fellowship, honoring the real, concrete change they’ve brought to classrooms across New Jersey. The organization will also screen its brand new motion graphic film, an intimate exploration of the people, places, and moments that define Asian American history right here in the Garden State.

Come to celebrate. Come to learn. Come to connect with educators and community members doing this essential work together.

This work is made possible through the support of our partners. The TAAS Fellowship is supported by The Asian American Foundation and Roots & Routes: A Brief History of Asian Americans in the Garden State by the New Jersey Historical Commission. Brought to you by Teach Asian American Stories and AAPI New Jersey.

An illustrated “Roots & Routes” map highlighting Asian American contributions in the Garden State was produced with funding from an NJCH grant.