The “palpable” fear among Asian-Americans: A Q&A with Rep. Andy Kim

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NJ.com

Andy Kim is looking for character and citizenship, nothing less. He is convinced they go together, and that character manifests itself in the courage to step forward in times like these – to take the risk, to run for office, to lead amid fear and hostility and even threats of violence – because the men and women who took that same step were the bedrock for our first 244 years. So the second-term Congressman from New Jersey’s 3rd District has formed a political action committee to recruit more Asian Americans to run for public office, and he begins his search at an extraordinary moment: Rarely …

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