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Cultural Food Accomodations In South New Jersey, Anahit Stepanyan, Resty Mercado, David Jiang
Cultural Food Accomodations In South New Jersey, Anahit Stepanyan, Resty Mercado, David Jiang
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NJ is a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities, each bringing their own unique customs and traditions. Of these traditions, diet and food are one of the most renowned distinctions and some of the most celebrated.
In response, several Public School districts have made halal and kosher food reforms to accommodate the rise in the Muslim and Jewish student body.
These menu accommodations were made in response to concerns about a lack of halal food options, which negatively impacted Muslim and Jewish students' health and mental well-being and can be recognized as a health disparity disadvantaging Muslim American student …