Join us on Sunday, May 19th at Edgemont Memorial Park for our fourth annual Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance.

(Rain Date: June 9th)

Help us light thousands of lanterns in remembrance of those harmed by violence and injustice, including anti-Asian hate. Let's stand together against all forms of hate and celebrate community and solidarity, and our shared goals of securing justice for all.

This inspiring evening will include a short program featuring local and state leaders, performances, live music, food trucks, community partner tables, activities for children, and the opportunity to dedicate luminaries with your own special message.

Thank you for any contribution to our work, no matter how large or small! All donors will be recognized on a lantern at the Festival.

About AAPI New Jersey

Founded in 2021, AAPI New Jersey activates the power of our state’s 1.1 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to advance social justice through its varied, ambitious programming and advocacy. Led by community members who came together to respond to anti-Asian hate, this grassroots nonprofit, which began as AAPI Montclair, has become a national model of the power of locally rooted Asian American organizing to plant and nurture the seeds of generational change. Through its work, AAPI New Jersey hopes to encourage structural change, build solidarity among communities, and fight for equity for all oppressed groups, while celebrating AAPI cultures. Learn more at aapinewjersey.org.

Your generosity will support initiatives including:

Large-scale public events that build solidarity, raise the visibility of AAPI issues, and help educate our wider community about AAPI culture and history, such as our Lunar New Year and Diwali celebrations;
Youth programs that offer our children spaces for exploring the joy, pride, and complexities of being Asian American;
Advocacy and public safety support, including free self-defense classes, community upstander trainings, and work advancing AAPI civic engagement, representation, and civil rights;
AAPI Heritage Month programming and support in our public schools and cultural institutions;
And more!

To learn more, please visit aapinewjersey.org or sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Support the 2024 Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance

By AAPI Montclair

Support the 2024 Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance