In the first episode of the series Her Way AAPI where we highlight Asian American female leaders, we are joined by Margaret Abe-Koga, former mayor of Mountain View and current candidate for Santa Clara County Supervisor. Born and raised in the Peninsula, Margaret became a translator for her Japanese parents and personally witnessed the discrimination one receives without a voice. She then took various positions in local government and was mentored by several prominent politicians including Anna Eshoo and Norman Mineta before being elected the first Asian Pacific Islander American woman to serve as Vice Mayor and Mayor in Mountain View’s history. With a deep passion for creating opportunity, Margaret shares how she cultivated a strong base of support and explains why it’s so important to take a chance and break the glass ceiling. As a community leader, Margaret works on raising minimum wage, assuring a guaranteed basic income program for low-income families, and creating clean energy authorities to lower carbon emissions. Her election for County Supervisor is on March 5th! Check out https://www.mak4supervisor.com/ to learn more.
We have more coming for the series Her Way AAPI, so be sure to look out for the next episode. We also recently published our live conversation Lauren Weston, a Spotlight for the series Her Way Climate. See our upcoming events at herwayspotlights.com.
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