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How First-Generation New Yorkers Handle Street Harassment

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How First-Generation New Yorkers Handle Street Harassment
A lot of parents struggle to talk openly about sexuality with their kid. For immigrant parents raising a family in a new country, that struggle can be amplified by unique stress factors that affect immigrant communities.

The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault has been holding discussion groups for young people with similar racial backgrounds and immigrant-parent upbringings, as a way to supplement traditional "sex ed" messaging that usually lacks cultural literacy.

One topic of focus: street harassment.