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After a 15-year campaign by the Media Action connection for Asian Americans, a.k.a.
MANAA, Jay Leno has issued an apology for jokes he told at the expense of Asian communities.
At the time I did those jokes, I genuinely thought them to be harmless, Leno said.
Too many times I sided with the latter even when in my heart I knew it was wrong.
I am issuing this apology.
MANAA has been very gracious in accepting my apology.
And to think all it took was a massive cultural reckoning spurred byunconscionable violence.
