Yale National Security Law Scholar Asha Rangappa

I’d Really Need to Think to Make a Connection Between Cheerleading and Intelligence Work

Asha Rangappa is a Yale national security law scholar and former FBI counterintelligence agent. Before taking part in a Zócalo event asking “What Do We Do Now?,” Rangappa called into the virtual green room to chat about acting in community theater, Fulbright memories, and the art of persuasion.

Chinese for Affirmative Action Executive Director Cynthia Choi | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

Chinese for Affirmative Action Executive Director Cynthia Choi

Doomscrolling Is a Big Part of My Job

Cynthia Choi is the co-executive director of the civil rights organization Chinese for Affirmative Action. She was previously the vice president of philanthropic partnerships at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, …

Historian Lon Kurashige | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

Historian Lon Kurashige

I Grew Up Three Miles From the Beach

Lon Kurashige is a historian at USC and author of several books, including Two Faces of Exclusion: The Untold History of Anti-Asian Racism. Before taking part in a Zócalo/Daniel K. Inouye …

Sewell Chan Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times Editor of the Editorial Pages Sewell Chan

The Older I’ve Gotten, the More I Feel Sentimental About Queens

Sewell Chan is the editor of the editorial pages at the Los Angeles Times. Before moderating a Zócalo/Daniel K. Inouye Institute event, “Does a New Wave of Anti-Asian American Racism …

43rd Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

43rd Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios

I Have the Superpower of Seeing the Invisible

Rosa “Rosie” Rios is the founder and CEO of Empowerment 2020. She was previously the 43rd Treasurer of the United States, where she initiated and led efforts to place a …