An Indian-American corporate and immigration lawyer has been elected to an Asian school board in New Jersey's Edison township after flyers with xenophobic messages targeted her along with a Chinese-American. Falguni Patel was yesterday elected to the to the Edison Township School Board for three-year term, NJ.com reported. Earlier this month, flyers with xenophobic messages targeting two Asian-American school board candidates reached the mailboxes of several New Jersey residents, sparking outrage among the community members in the city. The New Jersey City of Edison, is considered as part of the New York City metropolitan area and has a sizable population of Indian-Americans. The appearance of such racial fliers has sent shock waves among the residents of Edison, which earns its name from Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric bulb.

Source: dna November 08, 2017 09:42 UTC