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How family pride and shame complicate police work

My Korean parents are proud I'm a police officer but ashamed when I have to arrest other Korean immigrants.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impossible navigation between familial expectations and the realities of law enforcement across ethnic lines.

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“Where Are You with Policing across cultures?”

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