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Northeast Asian Weekly: AAPI leaders react to Chauvin guilty verdict

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Northeast Asian Weekly - A jury on April 20 found former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes last year in one of the most consequential trials of the Black Lives Matter era. . .The verdict sparked immediate reaction from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) advocacy groups and lawmakers. . .

“Asian Americans will be part of the ongoing fight for police accountability.” The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

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