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they create more victims. and then terror wins. and we know that that s not what can happen. it must not happen. we cannot allow that to happen. indeed. we cannot let it happen. and if there s any message from hanukkah, it is you cannot let it happen and you must persist and move on. i want to leave on this message. one of the things you speak so eloquently on is the idea of hope over hate. so what s your message to the people in monsey or the people in jersey city or the people who have been the victim of these attacks in new york the last few months? where is that message of hope for them? over this past year, i ve come to learn, john, that the world as a society rejects people who behave this way. through constant letters, emails, cards. thousands of them. people say to me, this is not who we are as human beings.
Over the past year, more than 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents were reported to Stop AAPI Hate, representing only a fraction of the discrimination faced by the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. As we celebrate National AAPI Heritage Month this May, join Grace Farms Foundation and OCA Fairfield, part of a national organization advocating for AAPI communities, for an interdisciplinary conversation about how we can all work to build awareness around anti-Asian discrimination, identify ways to make a difference, and come together as a community to create lasting social change.
Our panel discussion, moderated by Michael Chen, General Partner and CEO at Chen & Associates and Vice Chairman of the Board at Grace Farms Foundation, will explore how we can engage government, media, corporations, not-for-profits, and educational institutions in support of a more equitable environment for our AAPI neighbors.