On the morning of April 3, 2009, Jiang Ling, 22, a female Asian resident of Endicott who had come from China, arrived at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York, a place known locally for helping newcomers with language and citizenship classes. It was the kind of ordinary spring Friday where people showed up with notebooks and quiet determination, trying to make a life feel more legible in a new country—until the building became a trap.
Just after the day’s lessons wer
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