Editing Edison, New Jersey (section)

===Asian community===
Edison hosts one of the region's main centers of Asian American cultural diversity.<ref>Siddiqui, Habib. [http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/08/06/letter-america-stopping-terrorism-west "Letter from America: Stopping Terrorism in the West"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918174155/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/08/06/letter-america-stopping-terrorism-west |date=September 18, 2022 }}, ''[[Asian Tribune]]'', August 7, 2011. Accessed March 22, 2012. "Truly, the western governments should have an open and honest debate about why immigration is important for their very survival in this age. It may be a great idea that when their leaders visit New York for attending the UN sessions that they should opt for taking a ride in a taxicab, driven by a naturalized citizen of the USA, to places like Queens in New York City and Edison in New Jersey to get a flavor of what multiculturalism truly means."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20120715145407/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1976609011.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+05,+2010&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=SCHOOL+NEWS&pqatl=google "School News: Middlesex County College"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', March 5, 2010. Accessed March 22, 2012. "The curator of the exhibit, Kathryn Myers, professor of art at the University of Connecticut, said the college's location in Edison made it an ideal choice for the program. 'Since Edison is home to a significant South Asian population, it is an appropriate site for this exhibition where an abundance of creative endeavors reflects the rich diversity of this community,' she said."</ref><ref>[[Andrew Jacobs (journalist)|Andrew Jacobs]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/nyregion/the-census-a-region-of-enclaves-edison-nj-amid-strip-malls-indian-expansion.html "The Census -- A Region of Enclaves: Edison, N.J.; Amid Strip Malls, Indian Expansion"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922044912/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/nyregion/the-census-a-region-of-enclaves-edison-nj-amid-strip-malls-indian-expansion.html |date=September 22, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 18, 2001. Accessed March 22, 2012. "Although Indians have settled in every part of the state, they have had a remarkable impact on Edison, a 32-square-mile township. The Asian population of Edison, most of it Indian, has grown to 29,000 from 2,200 in 1980. The adjacent hamlet of Iselin, part of Woodbridge Township, has had an even greater increase in its Asian population."</ref> The township was 50.0% ethnically Asian by population as of the 2020 Census.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/edisontownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey/ |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey |access-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001131947/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/edisontownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Indian community====
[[Oak Tree Road]] is a [[Little India|South Asian-focused commercial strip]] in Middlesex County, the [[U.S. county]] with the highest concentration of [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Asian Indians]].<ref>Genovese, Peter. [https://www.nj.com/news/2012/11/big_business_in_little_india_c.html "Big business in Little India: Commerce flourishes in vibrant ethnic neighborhood"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413205752/https://www.nj.com/news/2012/11/big_business_in_little_india_c.html |date=April 13, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 16, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Shah, Riddhi. [https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Oak-Tree-Road-Iselin-NJ/ "Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J.; The Garden State boasts the country's most delicious South Asian strip"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202807/https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Oak-Tree-Road-Iselin-NJ/ |date=December 4, 2019 }}, ''[[Saveur]]'', March 31, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref><ref>[[Joseph Berger (author)|Berger, Joseph]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/27indianj.html "A Place Where Indians, Now New Jerseyans, Thrive"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621041522/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/27indianj.html |date=June 21, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 22, 2016. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Edison and neighboring [[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]] in [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]], near the area's sprawling [[Chinese in New York City|Chinatown]] and [[Koreans in New York City|Koreatown]], running along [[New Jersey Route 27]].<ref>Shaftel, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/travel/indo-chinese-restaurants-edison-new-jersey.html "Indo-Chinese Food Is Hard to Find, Except in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418122336/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/travel/indo-chinese-restaurants-edison-new-jersey.html |date=April 18, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 9, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> It is the largest and most diverse [[South Asian]] cultural hub in the United States.<ref>King, Kate. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-india-thrives-in-central-new-jersey-1506340801 {{"'}}Little India' Thrives in Central New Jersey; Oak Tree Road, once rundown and desolate, is a booming ethnic business district that attracts South Asian customers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412142632/https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-india-thrives-in-central-new-jersey-1506340801 |date=April 12, 2019 }}, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', September 25, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Burke, Monte. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/06/06/the-ultimate-neighborhood-bank/ "How Indo-Americans Created The Ultimate Neighborhood Bank"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419225041/https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/06/06/the-ultimate-neighborhood-bank/ |date=April 19, 2019 }}, ''[[Forbes]]'', June 25, 2012. Accessed December 3, 2019. "The Indo-American community in Edison, N.J. builds wealth the old-fashioned way, financing each other's businesses."</ref> In Middlesex County, election [[ballot]]s are printed in English, [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], Hindi, and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml Vote By Mail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229144328/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml |date=December 29, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> As part of the 2020 Census, 34.9% of Edison residents identified themselves as being [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Indian American]], an increase from 28.3% in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP1Y2022.DP05?g=060XX00US3402320230 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212103008/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402320230 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2011.</ref> In the 2000 Census, 17.75% of Edison residents identified themselves as being Indian American, the highest percentage of Indian-American people of any municipality in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Asian-Indian.html Asian Indian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615091254/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Asian-Indian.html |date=June 15, 2012 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed October 5, 2011.</ref>

====Chinese community====
Edison also has a significant Chinese population. The town contains several Chinese-language schools and cultural associations. The area near the borders with [[Highland Park, New Jersey|Highland Park]] and the [[Livingston Campus (Rutgers University)|Livingston Campus at Rutgers University]] in [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]], has a number of Chinese food establishments, including [[Kam Man Food]], [[99 Ranch Market]], and various dim sum, dumpling, dessert, and tea shops as well as the pan-Asian Korean-founded supermarket, [[H Mart]].<ref>Yang, Mary. [https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1178131312/chinese-magazine-new-jersey-sino-monthly "'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828192839/https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1178131312/chinese-magazine-new-jersey-sino-monthly|date=August 28, 2023}}, ''[[All Things Considered]]'', June 1, 2023. Accessed August 28, 2023.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Michael Mancuso &#124; NJ Advance Media for |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Inside a popular N.J. Cantonese restaurant, where dim sum dominates |url=https://www.nj.com/food/2023/03/inside-a-popular-nj-cantonese-restaurant-where-dim-sum-dominates.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828192839/https://www.nj.com/food/2023/03/inside-a-popular-nj-cantonese-restaurant-where-dim-sum-dominates.html |archive-date=August 28, 2023 |access-date=August 28, 2023 |website=nj}}</ref> Other Chinese operations in Edison include ''[[Sino Monthly]]'' magazine and ''Chinese News Weekly.''

The township's [[Lunar New Year]] parade typically travels northbound from Division Street to festivities in Papaianni Park by the lake and township municipal building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centraljersey.com/2023/01/22/edison-welcomes-lunar-new-year-in-festive-style/|title=Edison welcomes Lunar New Year in festive style|first=Kathy |last=Chang|date=January 22, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907113829/https://centraljersey.com/2023/01/22/edison-welcomes-lunar-new-year-in-festive-style/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Salvadore|first1=Sarah|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/edison-metuchen/papaianni-park-will-be-edison-s-crown-jewel-says-mayor|title=Papaianni Park Will Be Edison's 'Crown Jewel' Says Mayor|date=February 25, 2022|website=Edison-Metuchen, NJ Patch|access-date=September 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907113829/https://patch.com/new-jersey/edison-metuchen/papaianni-park-will-be-edison-s-crown-jewel-says-mayor|url-status=live}}</ref>