In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, Host Mark Li sits down with Maryland State Delegate Lesley Lopez, who represents District 39 in Montgomery County. Before entering elected office, Delegate Lopez…
In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, Host Mark Li sits down with Maryland State Delegate Lily Qi, the first Chinese-born state legislator in Maryland history.Drawing from her new memoir, Elected…
Host Mark Li sits down with Haipei Shue, President of United Chinese Americans (UCA), for a wide-ranging conversation on identity, advocacy, and the fight for justice in an era of rising anti-China…
Host Mark Li sits down with Stanford Thompson, Executive Director of Equity Arc and founder of Play On Philly, for a conversation on music, leadership, and the power of belonging.From his early years…
In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, host Mark Li sits down with Maryland State Delegate Jared Solomon to explore the institutions, public systems, and civic spaces that shape everyday life in…
In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, host Mark Li sits down with Maryland State Delegate Gabriel Moreno to explore immigration, identity, public service, and the future of civic leadership in…
In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, host Mark Li sits down with Georgette Bhathena, Chief Programs Officer at The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), to explore how one of the nation’s leading AAPI…
In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, host Mark Li sits down with Sarah Elfreth, who represents Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.From her early start in…
In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, host Mark Li sits down with Kweisi Mfume, who represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. From leaving high school at 16 to support his family in Baltimore,…
In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, Host Mark Li sits down with Marc Korman, who represents District 16 in Montgomery County and currently serves as Chair of the Environment and Transportation…