As a Korean American, Amber Reed didnt have much education about her culture in her youth. She had to seek information about Asian American history on her own. Now as president of A...
As a Korean American, Amber Reed didn’t have much education about her culture in her youth. She had to seek information about Asian American history on her own.
On Sunday evening, AAPI Montclair hosted its third Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance. The event at Edgemont Park drew more than 3,000 people to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and to remember the history of Asians in America. A Wall of History was erected at the park in remembrance of events such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II, and the murder of Vincent Chin.
According to the nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate, almost 11,000 incidents of hate incidents have been reported between March of 2020 and December of 2021 against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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