Ashok Ojha, 4 Melville Road, Edison, NJ 08817;
Ashok Ojha is a New Jersey based journalist and teacher, where he manages two non-profit organizations, Yuva Hindi Sansthan and Hindi Sangam Foundation, both dedicated to promotion of Hindi language in USA and beyond. Well-versed in national standards and best practices in curriculum instruction appropriate for US schools, Ashok is a K-12 certified teacher for social studies.
He worked as a full time Hindi Journalist, script writer and documentary producer in India prior to his immigration to USA in 1996 where he was enrolled at New York University program in International Affairs. He continued to report and write on current affairs for publications and journals in USA and India. In January 2017 he produced and directed a series of short videos on ‘Citizenship and Social Justice’ for New York University classroom video project.
As the coordinator of the International Hindi Conference, USA, he collaborated with scholars from a number of leading universities, such as, NYU, Columbia, UPenn and others to organized three International Hindi Conferences in USA at NYU (2014), Rutgers (2015), the Consulate General of India, New York (2016). Ashok coordinated with GITAM University, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India to organize the Fourth International Hindi Conference is underway (http://www.hindiconferenceamericas.com/).
Since 2010 Ashok has been awarded US government funding for directing STARTALK Hindi Programs. Trained as a Hindi teacher at 2009 UPenn STARTALK Teacher Program, he directed the STARTALK program for Kean University students (2010, 2011) followed by YHS STARTALK Hindi programs at Bensalem (2012), Hatfield (2013) and Harleysville, PA (2014-17). He won three STARTALK fundings for directing SANGAM-FRANKLIN STARTALK HINDI PROGRAM since 2016. This program is held at Franklin High School in collaboration with Franklin Township School District, New Jersey. In 2018 Ashok is preparing to direct two summer programs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey-YHS STARTALK HINDI PROGRAM starting June 18 to July 6, Pennbrook Middle School, North Wales, PA and SANGAM-FRANKLIN STARTALK HINDI PROGRAM from July 16 to August 2, 2018 at Franklin High School. He is also collaborating with the Consulate General of India, New York for holding the Fifth International Hindi Conference, September 21-23, 2018. The conference will be hosted by the Consulate General of India, New York.
Ashok taught English as a foreign language in Yongan, Fujian, China in 2012. He has earned two bachelor degrees-one from NYU (2001), USA and the other from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, India (1971).
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