Danielle Iwata, an AAPI Montclair board member, still has the letter of apology her grandmother received from the U.S. government.
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Thousands gather for Montclair’s largest Lunar New Year celebration to date
Organized by AAPI Montclair, the afternoon featured performances, crafts and speeches.
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Montclair gets $300,000 to form Anti-hate Task Force to combat a ‘disturbing trend’
To address what Mayor Sean Spiller described as a “a disturbing trend of hate groups, including white supremacists and neo-Nazis targeting our community,” Montclair will launch an anti-hate task force.
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AAPI Montclair and Montclair Art Museum to celebrate Lunar New Year
Educational, cultural, and social activities planned for Feb. 12.
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At Montclair’s first Diwali festival: Joy, dancing, celebration, visibility (PHOTOS)
An estimated 1,300 to 1,400 people joined AAPI Montclair outside the Montclair Art Museum Saturday for Light Up Montclair — the township’s first large-scale Diwali celebration. Diwali is known as […]
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AAPI Montclair, Montclair Art Museum will host first-ever community-wide Diwali celebration
By DIEGO JESUS BARTESAGHI MENA bartesaghi@montclairlocal.news On Oct. 16, Montclair will light up for the day in its first community wide celebration of Diwali, marked by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and […]
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AAPI Montclair: Shed light on bias incidents
Reflecting state and national trends, reports of bias incidents are on the rise in Montclair.
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AAPI Montclair presenting ‘Moana’ family movie night at Lackawanna Plaza
AAPI Montclair is hosting a family movie night at Lackawanna Plaza on Friday, July 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring Disney’s “Moana,” a story about a Polynesian girl who […]
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Montclair woman helped give earliest film with all-Asian American cast new life
“The reason is important, I think, is to understand that Asian American achievement and art has existed for well over 100 years in this country. It has been erased and suppressed and ignored.”
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Lanterns light Edgemont Park, to support AAPI families and all victims of hate
The event, first conceived just weeks ago, drew 1,000 people to the park.
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AAPI Montclair hosting Lantern festival in Edgemont Park Friday
AAPI Montclair, a grassroots organization of more than 300 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the Montclair area, will host its first ever Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance at […]
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AAPI Montclair To Host Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance
MONTCLAIR, NJ – AAPI Montclair will host its first ever Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance at Edgemont Memorial Park in Montclair, New Jersey on May 21, 2021 from 7:00-9:00pm […]
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Montclair schools promise to do more to fight anti-Asian racism
“Please forgive us, and we will move forward aggressively to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” schools superintendent Jonathan Ponds said about a recent incident.
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Worried about hate, Montclair Asian families ask public schools for help
Letter’s writers say anti-Asian hate is as pressing an issue as coronavirus safety, while the district prepares for a return to classrooms.
