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Toll newly felt as Asian-Americans rise in US police ranks

There were just 200 Asian-American officers in New York City 25 years ago; now, there are more than 2,100 in uniform, 6% of the total

Published Sun, Jan 4, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    New York

    OFFICER Peter Liang is the rookie police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man, evidently by accident, in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project.

    Lt Philip Chan is the veteran officer who suffered a broken nose after being punched during a protest on the Brooklyn Bridge.

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