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Asian and Pacific Islander women turn to self-defense classes to feel safer in NYC

NPR

Published June 6, 2022 at 1:40 PM EDT

With an increase in attacks on Asian Americans in New York City, some martial arts practitioners are offering self-defense classes to women.

WAMU’s Debbie Truong takes us to one in Brooklyn.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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