{"id":6453,"date":"2023-06-01T06:58:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T10:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2024-04-18T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:40:15","slug":"illuminating-remembrance-during-aapi-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/illuminating-remembrance-during-aapi-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Illuminating Remembrance During AAPI Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To mark Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, <a href=\"https:\/\/aapimontclair.org\/\">AAPI Montclair<\/a> in New Jersey illuminated thousands of lanterns in remembrance of those harmed by violence and injustice, including anti-Asian hate. The <a href=\"https:\/\/aapimontclair.org\/lantern-festival\">AAPI Montclair Lantern Festival<\/a> drew more than 3,000 people to Edgemont Memorial Park in New Jersey on May 21 for food, music, and commemoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture was honored to have several employees and their loved ones attend the event as volunteers and participants.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1038-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1038-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1038-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1038-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1038-1168x1557.jpeg 1168w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1038.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Kim, Bob\u2019s Human Resources Talent Acquisition Partner (left) and Candice Wong, Human Resources Generalist (right) at the AAPI Montclair Lantern Festival. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are full after seeing so many friends and families gather at Edgemont Park on what was truly a magical evening,\u201d said Sumeet Kapoor, AAPI Montclair Development Director. \u201cThis year\u2019s Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance was a reflection of our beautiful community, bringing together more than 3,000 people to honor those harmed by injustice and to celebrate our shared goal of securing justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2228-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2228-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2228-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2228-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2228-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2228-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2228-1168x876.jpeg 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bob&#8217;s employees and their friends and family with AAPI Montclair team. Photo courtesy of Fred Mastromarino Jr.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6454\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2225-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2225-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2225-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2225-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2225-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2225-1168x1557.jpeg 1168w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bob&#8217;s team volunteering. Photos courtesy of Fred Mastromarino Jr.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6471\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2623-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2623-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2623-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2623.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bob&#8217;s team volunteering. Photos courtesy of Fred Mastromarino Jr.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6469\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2625-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2625-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2625-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2625.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bob&#8217;s team volunteering. Photos courtesy of Fred Mastromarino Jr.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To ready the park for the Lantern Festival, volunteers placed paper lanterns along the tranquil pond, throughout the grounds and suspended from trees along paths. When night fell, the park was aglow with homage to AAPI culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was great being a representative of Bob\u2019s,\u201d said event volunteer John Kim, Bob\u2019s Human Resources Talent Acquisition Partner. \u201cI\u2019m glad to have been able to participate in celebrating the solidarity shared at the event,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim was joined by fellow colleague Candice Wong. \u201cIt was absolutely fulfilling to help set up this event that brought plenty of smiles to the local community and AAPI supporters,\u201d commented Wong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advg-images-slider-c1e5d25d-fb5a-4d57-8aad-cc96561b657a\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1037.jpeg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image1.jpeg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1066.jpeg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1032.jpeg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0.jpeg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image3.jpeg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image2.jpeg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo images 2, 5, 6 and 7, courtesy of Fred Mastromarino Jr.&nbsp;Other images courtesy of John Kim. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During AAPI Heritage Month, Wong, a Human Resources Generalist with Bob\u2019s, participated in a company-wide learning series, Celebrating Our Diversity. During the year employees are invited to share personal stories in relation to national celebrations. Wong shared about her participation with the Tianyi Dance Team focusing on traditional Chinese dance at University of Maryland, College Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTianyi Dance Team was established in 2012 and strives to break down cross-cultural barriers through the graceful, yet powerful language of dance,\u201d Wong told colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Celebrating Our Diversity initiative, Bob\u2019s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource Group, in partnership with the Community Outreach team, presented a $2,500 donation to AAPI Montclair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAPI Montclair\u2019s mission is to create a more inclusive community through three focus areas: advocacy for rights and representation; promoting awareness and education around AAPI history and culture; and fostering a diverse community of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to providing community building opportunities, education, and fundraising, AAPI Montclair hosts several signature events during the year drawing thousands of participants from New Jersey as well as the tri-state area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual AAPI Montclair Lantern Festival is free to the public, but donations were accepted. All funds raised were allocated to festival costs as well as the <a href=\"http:\/\/bellevillehistory.org\/\">Belleville Historical Society<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthehowehouse.org\/\">Friends of the Howe House<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAPI Montclair accepts ongoing donations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giveinmay.org\/organization\/Aapimontclair\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, AAPI Montclair in New Jersey illuminated thousands of lanterns in remembrance of those harmed by violence and injustice, including anti-Asian hate. 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