“Dominican food I always say it represents Dominican culture,” Antigua said. “We’re very lively and full of energy. I think [La Bodega] flavors represent that.”
What’s the importance of storytelling from a Black perspective? Here’s what the founder and head of editorial Black In Jersey said.
“You can be the people who graduate and serve our people. You don’t have to be someone who’s from out of town to come here and leave. You can be growing up in this community, in our system and come back full circle to be the person in leadership.”
“… The people that criss-cross this campus, the ones that I love taking care for, are people who are pursuing something incredibly noble: a shot at a better life,” NJCU President said.
Now, nearly eight decades later, Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way player Shohei Ohtani has captivated the world in a similar way, but this time for Asians and Asian Americans.
“There’s power in your voice. There’s power in community, and we’ve experienced the results of it,” Riley said. “There’s unity in community,” Community Board president MacCormack continued.
If we work together to support projects that represent the Asian community well, I believe more representation will arise from that. Learn AAPI History said.
Photo by co-founder Neidy Gutierrez. Julian Muscio grew up in the restaurant industry. A child of immigrants from Argentina, Muscio and his siblings grew up working in and out of their family’s restaurant, Paisano’s, a beloved Italian restaurant in Rutherford. When Muscio moved to Jersey City ten years ago, he
“I grew up in an era where people were trying to make my choices for my life. And so now I fight to be a voice for everyone, to make a choice for their life,” the council president said.
The sixth annual Hudson Gives Day will be on Thursday, May 9. The virtual fundraising campaign runs for 24 hours and allows donors to choose from roughly 108 local nonprofits to donate to.
