Francesca Hong: “The Asian American diaspora is diverse.”

“And being the first is a great honor, but it means nothing if I'm the last. And so having this caucus now where we can be in kind of an affinity space, but also recognize that The Asian American diaspora is diverse. And just because we represent one ethnic or cultural heritage doesn't mean that we can speak for everyone else.” (21:13–21:18)

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