AAPI Montclair

09/06/2026

Early bird pricing ends September 12!

Reserve your seat for AAPI New Jersey’s 4th Annual Luminary Gala and join us for an evening celebrating the people, progress, and partnerships helping AAPI communities bloom here and belong here in New Jersey.

Come ready for cocktails, live music, dinner, inspiring honoree remarks, and some seriously spirited bidding during our live auction, all while supporting AAPI New Jersey’s ongoing work in advocacy, education, and community building.

🎟️ Get your tickets at tinyurl.com/AAPINJgala26

08/30/2026

Looking for a way to get involved?

Join us for a Day of Service at The Montclair HUB! Spend a couple of hours working alongside other community members, supporting our programs, and getting to know people along the way.

Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or this is your first time, we’d love to have you. Bring a friend, come solo, or bring the whole family!

📍 The Montclair HUB, 60 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ
🗓️ Sunday, September 20, 10 AM–12 PM
Sign up at tinyurl.com/AAPINJ-serve0920

Volunteer service hours will be certified upon request. Youth 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

08/16/2026

We invite you to Bloom Here. Belong Here. with us at AAPI New Jersey’s 4th Annual Luminary Gala!

Friday, November 13, 2026
📍 The Grove, Cedar Grove, NJ

In the face of unprecedented challenges, we came together to stand up for our communities and use our voices to protect fundamental rights. Together, we are planting the seeds for a future where all of us can bloom and belong here.

We hope you’ll join us for a festive evening honoring inspiring leaders, connecting with friends over dinner and music, trying your luck in the live auction, and investing in our ongoing work to connect and empower Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across New Jersey.

Early bird tickets are available through September 12. Reserve yours today!
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AAPI New Jersey’s 4th Annual Luminary Gala Friday, November 13, 2026 The Grove 691 Pompton AvenueCedar Grove, NJ 07009 Reserve Your Tickets ☙ Dress CodeBlack Tie or Cultural Attire Program6:30 […]

08/14/2026

Min Jin Lee is coming to Montclair, New Jersey!

After captivating readers with "Pachinko", National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Min Jin Lee returns with her highly anticipated novel, "American Hagwon". 📚

Join us on Wednesday, September 30 at 7 PM for an evening with Lee, hosted in partnership with the Montclair Literary Festival . She’ll discuss "American Hagwon", a story that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty.

🎟️ Register at bit.ly/MLF-Lee. $40/ticket includes a copy of "American Hagwon".

As one of our team members put it: “Her book is my literary event of 2026.” Hope to see you there!

08/12/2026

Tickets are LIVE!

We’re bringing Light Up Diwali 2026 back to the Montclair Art Museum on Saturday, October 17!

🎟️ Get your tickets at tinyurl.com/AAPINJdiwali26

Enjoy an afternoon of performances, local vendors, and activities for all ages. Bring your family and friends and experience the Festival of Lights together!

We’re proud to share South Asian cultures and traditions with our wider community, and we can’t wait to celebrate together!

07/10/2026

Come bloom with us at an Orchid Garden Party! 🌸

Join community hosts Julie Kim and Jeff Chang for a summer afternoon of flowers, community, and conversation featuring local orchid expert Richard Ho.

Learn how to care for these stunning blooms through an orchid talk, live demonstration, and repotting workshop. Guests will also have the chance to ask questions, enjoy light refreshments, and take home an orchid plant of their own!

👒 Feel free break out your summer hats and garden party attire and dress up for the occasion.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/orchidparty26
All proceeds support AAPI New Jersey’s programs and advocacy statewide.

06/30/2026

05/21/2026

Help light up the night ✨ Dedicate a lantern in honor or remembrance of a person, with a message, or for a hope you hold for our communities.

Give at tinyurl.com/AAPINJgive and select the checkbox “Give in honor/memory.” Each dedication will be placed on a lantern displayed throughout the park during Lantern Festival 2026.

Dedications of $250 or more will become part of a special lantern installation.

Your support, whether $5 or $500, helps make this evening possible and brings us closer to our Heritage Month goal of 300+ individual donors.

Note: Lanterns remain part of the shared experience in the park and are not taken home at the end of the night, as they will be reused for future Lantern Festivals.

Help light up the night ✨ Dedicate a lantern in honor or remembrance of a person, with a message, or for a hope you hold for our communities.

Give at tinyurl.com/AAPINJgive and select the checkbox “Give in honor/memory.” Each dedication will be placed on a lantern displayed throughout the park during Lantern Festival 2026.

Dedications of $250 or more will become part of a special lantern installation.

Your support, whether $5 or $500, helps make this evening possible and brings us closer to our Heritage Month goal of 300+ individual donors.

Note: Lanterns remain part of the shared experience in the park and are not taken home at the end of the night, as they will be reused for future Lantern Festivals.

05/08/2026

Transportation available from Montclair! Sign up here: https://aapinewjersey.org/event/asian-american-advocacy-day-2026/

Students, come claim your seat at the table. On May 18th, at Advocacy Day, youth participants will have the opportunity to meet directly with the Governor’s Office.
Come learn, take action, and speak up for what matters to you and your communities.

🗓 May 18 | NJ State House, Trenton
🎓 Virtual training provided in advance
Transportation available from Montclair, NJ

RSVP: https://aapinewjersey.org/event/asian-american-advocacy-day-2026/

05/08/2026

Groovin' for AAPI New Jersey! Get tickets: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/communitev/event/giveandgroove