Chang Chiu, co-founder of Chinese American Progressive Action, joins this podcast this week to talk about his story growing up in Texas to progressive politics. They talk about Chang’s unconventional entrance into the realm of…
Tony, Kevin, and Punya powwow from three different time zones to do a post-midterm discussion on the impact of Asian-American voters, what all this could mean for 2020, and giving recognition to all the candidates…
094: Field Organizers Will Make America Great Again
- November 1, 2018
- Tagged as: field organizer, gotv, midterm, parking, volunteer
Tony and Kevin share some stories and pro-tips for all the field organizers and volunteers who will be doing Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) for the 2018 Midterm Elections. Subscribe: Apple Podcast | Spotify | Stitcher | Google…
Janelle Wong, professor of American Studies at University of Maryland, author and senior research at AAPIdata.com, joins the podcast to share her person story, perspective on the ongoing debate on affirmative action within and outside of…
Model Majority Podcast visits the University of Rochester to speak to students at an event hosted by the Asian American Alliance, where Kevin Xu and Punya Krishnappa discuss political activism, civic engagement, and AAPI identity…
091: Profound Humanity, Profound Identity [Guest: Cayden Mak]
- October 14, 2018
- Tagged as: 18 million rising, 18mr, brian kemp, cayden mak, georgia, stacy abrams
Cayden Mak, Executive Director of 18 Million Rising, joins the podcast to talk about his story growing up as a Midwest Asian, his first act of activism in high school, and now devoting his life…
090: TIALOD (There Is A Lack Of Data) [Guest: Dr. Howard Koh]
- October 7, 2018
- Tagged as: aapi health, aca, awkwafina, data, howard koh, kavanaugh
Dr. Howard Koh, former Assistant Secretary of Health at HHS and professor at Harvard, joins the pod to talk about his personal story from being a physician to a health policy maker to a professor,…
Kevin and Tony dedicate this episode to talk about the monumental Senate testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh on Kavanaugh’s sexual assault of Dr. Ford. We also take a moment of levity…
088: All Politics is Local [Guest: Tonia Bui]
- September 23, 2018
- Tagged as: campaign diversity, local politics, tonia bui
Tonia Bui, founder of Politics Within Politics (see detailed biography below), joins the podcast for its lucky 88th episode to talk about her extensive experience working on local and state-level campaigns, why local political engagement…
087: Getting Arrested is a Privilege [Guest: Piper Perabo]
- September 16, 2018
- Tagged as: activism, brett kavanaugh, organizing tricks, piper perabo
Piper Perabo, Golden Globe nominated actress and political activist joins the podcast to talk about why she’s become politically active, why she’s opposed to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, and the many things everyone can do to…