Demands to dismiss Edison mayorâs assistant accused of racist remarks
Demands to dismiss Edison mayorâs assistant accused of racist remarks
Calling themselves âAsian American community leadersâ with connections to Edison, more than 150 individuals signed a statement demanding that the mayor and town council fire Nilesh Dasondi, who is the special assistant to Edison Mayor Tom Lankey.
Dasondi, who was appointed to the special assistant to the mayorâs post five weeks ago, allegedly made comments reflecting âhateâ and âracismâ toward Chinese Americans, when he referred to COVID-19 as the âChinese Virusâ in several messages in 2020.
The accusation of racism by one Asian ethnic group against another Asian ethnic group in Edison is striking because the share of Asian residents in Edison is 48.7%, an estimated five times larger than the share of Asians in New Jerseyâs population as a whole, according to 2019 U.S. Census Da