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Asians face increased harassment, violence in COVID-19 era
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Former Edison Mayor Jun Choi says speaking up hasn't been easy for generations for Asians.
According to the group Stop AAPI Hate, 44 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination was reported in New Jersey between March 19 and August 5 in 2020. That compares to 37 anti-Asian bias incidents in all of 2019, according to the NJ State Police.
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Asians face increased harassment, violence in COVID-19 era
Clip: 3/2/2021 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
According to the group Stop AAPI Hate, 44 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination was reported in New Jersey between March 19 and August 5 in 2020. That compares to 37 anti-Asian bias incidents in all of 2019, according to the NJ State Police.
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