Laura Choi stands outside the Greenwich Township Municipal Building in Stewartville, NJ. She testified to New Jersey legislators that they needed better information on the state's fast-growing Asian American populations. This photograph was taken on Thursday, June 30, 2022.When Laura Zhang Choi testified to New Jersey legislators last week, she told them they needed better information about the state’s fastest-growing population — Asian Americans.
, told the Assembly committee. “We don’t all share the same stories, experiences, and history as Americans.” The goal is to enable lawmakers, policy leaders, educators and health-care providers to more clearly see what can be dynamic differences inside larger classifications, so as to make more-informed decisions in providing help.the U.S. rate of 11.4%“New Jersey is more diverse than we’ve ever been, more diverse than many communities in the country,” said Amy Torres, executive director of the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, which backs the legislation.