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West Orange students mark AAPI Heritage Month and urge curriculum changes
Summary
High‑school Asian Culture Club leaders and United Asian Voices representatives presented at the May 5 board meeting, urging the district to integrate Asian‑American and Pacific Islander histories and maintain world‑language offerings, and announced a student‑led West Orange AAPI Festival on May 30.
Student leaders and community partners addressed the West Orange Board of Education during the district’s May 5 meeting to mark Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Fanny (United Asian Voices), World Language Supervisor Felix Plata and five student officers from the West Orange High School Asian Culture Club described the importance of…
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