Fresh Off The Vote

Religious beliefs have a huge role in how voters decide their stances on candidates and issues. With that in mind, should a church be playing more or less of a role in civic engagement- and what is civic engagement, really? What does that look like in practice within the Asian American church? 

We sit down with Kathy Khang, a writer, speaker, and activist, to try to lay down some answers and definitions to these questions, and examine how differing understandings of civic engagement-- and a church’s role in it-- might lead to friction within Asian American Evangelical communities.

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In this episode, we break down the public health perspective of COVID as it relates to universities and schools reopening this fall. Public health, as the study of disease prevention and quality of life, includes mental health. We talk about the quality of our mental health after checking-in with both ourselves and our guest, Professor Chan Thai from the Department of Communication at Santa Clara University.

Professor Thai's background focuses on human behaviors and public health. She shares with us how our health is connected to our environment at large, how she advocated for remote learning, and that even small forms of community engagement are a form of civic engagement. 

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Junan from @JunanPodcast (fellow AAPI podcaster!)

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
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Doctors, dinosaurs, and the DNC? Helen asks young delegates Pratyush, Ross, Beth, Anya, Wayne, and Bianca what inspired them to become a delegate, how their families reacted or didn't, plus some takeaway lessons. Pratyush and Ross are admirers of Andrew Yang. Wayne and Beth recall personal stories on their political organizing experiences. They also have a message for the Asian American community - contribute! Vote! Finally, a stegosaurus makes an appearance.

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Live! From...your computer? August 17-20th marks the first ever online Democratic National Convention. In this episode, our own founder, Helen, who is also serving as an at-large delegate to the DNC, talks with other young AAPI delegates. What is the role of the DNC? How is it different in 2020? Are conventions still even necessary?

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Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
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We're switching it up! This week, we have some special bonus content for you!

On this episode, we brought together a bright group of Asian-American high-school seniors and college underclassmen from various backgrounds to open up about their thoughts on affirmative action. Following the roundtable, our team also does their own debrief between the two episodes.

Special thanks to Emmy, Hanh, Kevin, and Sadir for joining us!

This chat is a follow-up to Monday's "AAs on AA" episode where we discussed the ins and outs of affirmative action and recent developments on the status of AA in California.

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Affirmative action has been a heavily debated topic since the Civil Rights Act passed in the 1960s. It is an emotional, loaded term for parents that are heavily invested in their kids’ education. The legislative battlegrounds on affirmative action this fall is in California, where voters will decide the outcome of Proposition 16.

We dive into affirmative action, the major misconceptions in understanding how it works, and the emotional triggers that come with the topic. We touch on why Chinese Americans have recently flipped their stance on affirmative action (hint: WeChat) and the immigration patterns that have contributed to a population heavily subscribed to the benefits of a meritocracy.

We are joined by guest Dr. Oiyan Poon, researcher and faculty affiliate at Colorado State University. Her research focuses on the racial politics of college access, affirmative action, and Asian Americans.

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Junan from @JunanPodcast (fellow AAPI podcaster!)

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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The mainland United States only ever talks about Democrats vs Republicans. Third parties get no love.

Pua Ishibashi Jr. is the founding member of the Aloha ʻĀina Party, a third party founded in June 2015. Aloha Aina means "love of the land."

With Pua, we discuss the significance of 3rd party emergence in Hawaii. What goes on behind the scenes in the founding of a 3rd party and what are the challenges? We touch upon Hawaii’s history including the continued systemic oppression and generational trauma that many Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders face.  How do these policies still affect Hawaii and beyond?

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Junan from @JunanPodcast (fellow AAPI podcaster!)

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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College students don't vote. Whose fault is it? Is it because they're lazy? Or, perhaps, are there barriers preventing from showing up at the poll booths? If so, what are they?

We bring on college experts Theresa Kouo, Assistant Director for Civic Engagement Education at the Washington University in St. Louis and Purvi Patel, Director of Civic and Campus Engagement at The University of Chicago to dive into these questions. Alongside personal histories of political engagement, they share what they've been doing virtually to make sure the youth vote is accounted for in November 2020.

See Purvi’s Forbes article "3 Lessons We Learned Engaging Student Voters in the Age of Social Distancing": https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2020/06/16/3-lessons-we-learned-engaging-student-voters-in-the-age-of-social-distancing/#6996fe68742f

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Music Credits:

Junan from @JunanPodcast (fellow AAPI podcaster!)

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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