The Ronin Project Podcast

The first Filipino American elected to the California State Assembly and appointed to serve as the state's Attorney General, Rob Bonta, talks about his journey into politics, the legacy of the Filipino civil rights leaders that paved the path he has walked, and the challenges ahead to hold onto his position in this year's election.

Support Attorney General Bonta at this link
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Support Jay Chen for Congress at this link https://chenforcongress.com/
Support Dr. Asif Mahmood at this link https://drasifmahmood.com/
Support CA Treasurer Fiona Ma at this link https://www.fionama.com/
Support Sheng Thao for Mayor of Oakland at this link https://www.shengforoakland.com/
Support Diedre Nguyen for State Assembly at this link https://diedrenguyen.com/

Download the report on AAPI misinformation campaigns at this link
https://www.asianamdisinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AsianAmDisinformation_LandscapeReport2022.pdf

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Ohio State Senator Tina Maharath talks about her upset win in 2018 resulting in flipping a Republican held legislative seat, the challenge of running for office as a daughter of refugees and a young single mother, and the need for more Asian American representation in government.

Support Tina's re-election by making a donation at this link https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tmaharath

Learn more about Tina by watching this VOA Change Maker profile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aae0VpVzU9Y

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Award winning campaign and public affairs consultant Ron Wong talks about his new documentary, The Race Epidemic, that explores racism in the realm of Asian Americans in politics.  We also talk about building the Asian American political pipeline and campaign infrastructure necessary to preserve and grow our representation in the halls of American political power.

Learn more about Ron Wong and Imprenta Communications at this link https://icgworldwide.com/

Learn more about the Race Epidemic documentary and the Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation at these links

https://apalf.org/the-race/

https://apalf.org/about/leadership/

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Cheryl Hori, Founding Partner of Pacific Campaign House, talks about her groundbreaking DCCC ad for Asian American voters, building a pipeline of political operatives, and making culturally competent creative political content for Asian Americans.

Over the last two cycles, Cheryl has pioneered digital data-driven initiatives to increase AAPI, LatinX, and African American cultural competency for Democrats. Cheryl has trained hundreds of political activists, community leaders, and candidates in 15 states across the country. And in 2020, Cheryl was named one of the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics & Public Affairs top 40 under 40 Political Strategists.

Cheryl is also a regular speaker at political and non-profit conferences as well as a frequent contributing writer to Campaigns and Elections, the preeminent “how-to” journal of politics, focused on the tools, tactics, and techniques of the political consulting profession.

In 2016, Cheryl was the Deputy Digital Director for Priorities USA Action, the pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC. At Priorities USA, with a budget of $42 million spread across 4,800 pieces of digital creative, Cheryl managed creative teams in the largest political digital program in electoral history. 

Learn more about Cheryl and Pacific Campaign House at this link https://www.pacificcampaignhouse.com/

Check out Cheryl's DCCC ad to Asian American voters at this link https://youtu.be/7Q20nRC4aM8

Support Jay Chen for Congress at this link https://chenforcongress.com/

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Maria Oyama Leininger & Lala Wu discuss AAPI representation in politics the role AAPI voters will play in the state level races that will determine the future of legal access to safe abortions.

Maria Oyama Leininger is the Regional Political Director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.  Maria oversees the committee’s work in 10 states to win, expand, and protect Democratic majorities.  Her extensive electoral experience includes serving as Washington State Director for Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign and Political Director for three U.S. Representatives: Suzan DelBene, Kim Schrier, and Adam Smith.  She also served as Voter Protection Director at the Washington State Democratic Party, as a political consultant for clients across the country and at every level, and as District Director for Congresswoman Kim Schrier.

Lala Wu is a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of Sister District.  She has successfully led the expansion of the organization's volunteer infrastructure to 50,000 members and over 150 chapters in 31 states.   Since its founding in 2016, Sister District has raised over $3.6m in small dollar donations directly to candidates and reached out to over 3.1m voters through doors, calls, texts, and postcards on behalf of over 100 state legislative candidates in key swing districts.  Lala also leads strategic partnerships with local and national organizations such as the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, EMILY’s List, Human Rights Campaign, and Vote Save America.

Learn more about DLCC at this link https://dlcc.org/

Learn more about Sister District at this link https://sisterdistrict.com/

Support Bee Nguyen for GA SOS at this link https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bee4sos

Support Dr. Michelle Au for GA State House Rep. at this link https://secure.ngpvan.com/EZGPNH1k4EChVGDzLeyhgg2

Support Dr. Arvind Venkat for PA State House Rep. at this link https://secure.actblue.com/donate/venkatforpa

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Public opinion research pollster and co-founder of HIT Strategies, Roshni Nedungadi, talks about Asian American voter opinions on the SCOTUS decision to repeal access to legal abortions, cultural and generational competencies in public opinion research, and some of the hot races with Asian American candidates on the ballot in November.

Learn more about Roshni and HIT Strategies at this link https://hitstrat.com/
Follow Roshni on Twitter at this link https://twitter.com/RoshniNedungadi

Read more about Roshni's findings an Asian Americans and abortion access at these links:

https://www.newsweek.com/protecting-roe-v-wade-can-issue-that-saves-democrats-midterm-losses-opinion-1699940

https://asamnews.com/2022/06/24/asian-american-and-other-women-of-color-adversely-impacted-by-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/

Support Bee Nguyen for GA SOS at this link https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bee4sos
Support Jay Chen for Congress at this link https://chenforcongress.com/
Support Dr. Asif Mahmood at this link https://drasifmahmood.com/

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President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, Jodi Hicks, talks about legal access to safe abortions, the California ballot measure (Prop. 1) that voters will vote on in November to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, and what it's like to be an Asian American woman leading a legendary advocacy and healthcare provider organization.

Learn more about PPAC at this link
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-affiliates-california
Follow Jodi Hicks on Twitter at this link https://twitter.com/jodihicks
Follow PPAC on Twitter at this link https://twitter.com/PPActionCA
Join the effort to pass Proposition One at this link https://www.protectabortionca.com/

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The first Chinese American woman elected to the United States Congress and chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Judy Chu, talks about leading the national fight to pass the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) to guarantee access to safe and legal abortions, bills authored by CAPAC members recently signed by Pres. Biden, critical races to win this cycle, and Asian American political empowerment.

Sign the petition in support the WHPA at this link https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-the-senate-pass-the-womens-health-protection-act?source=direct_link&
Learn more about Congresswoman Chu at this link https://chu.house.gov/ or follow her at https://twitter.com/JudyChuCampaign and https://twitter.com/RepJudyChu
Learn more about CAPAC at this link https://capac-chu.house.gov/
Learn more about NARAL at this link https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/fight-back-for-our-freedom/

Support Rep. Judy Chu at this link
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jc-website
Support Rep. Andy Kim at this link https://www.andykim.com/
Support Jay Chen for Congress at this link https://chenforcongress.com/
Support Dr. Asif Mahmood at this link https://drasifmahmood.com/

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Welcome to the RONIN PROJECT PODCAST - a weekly podcast hosted by veteran political strategist Bill Wong about Bad Asians getting into good trouble.   This no-nonsense podcast is for Asian Americans who want to know more about how politics is played, political professionals that want to know more about Asian Americans and how they vote, and troublemakers who want to make the world a better place. 

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