Abc7s chris nguyen is here now with local apa leaders to talk about important issues affecting our bay area communities. Cheryl, its great to be here. Im excited to introduce you to our panel of guests today. Gina su is an actor based here in the bay area. Shes the winner of the 20162017 miss asian global pageant. Next, lan diep is an attorney. He currently serves as a San Jose City Council Member representing district four. And finally, vincent pan, executive director of chinese for affirmative action. Hes also a board member for the center for Asian American media. Thanks to all of you for joining us today. We have a lot to talk about. Our first topic is Civic Engagement and how to get more Asian Americans involved in the process. Vincent, well start with you. Would you say that we are seeing an upsurge in political activism . I would. I mean, i think that theres always been a lot of unseen activism thats occurred in the Asian American community that maybe hasnt been recognized by do
Individuals. And someone was pulling my pants down, and i was raped, sodomized. And that brave man in the video is here with us in the studio today with his partner and his wife, Michael Matthews and Geri Lynn Matthews. It is so good to see you in person. Thank you so much for being here. Nice to see you, cheryl. All the way from albuquerque, new mexico . Yes. We met each other first by satellite about three years ago as i recall. Yes, yes. Right when you were beginning your documentary, justice denied. So, michael, i want to start with you. Why did you decide to go public . This is a tough subject. Its hard enough for women. I cant even imagine what its like for a man. I had gone [sighs] i when i was raped, it was in 1974, and i never just saying that, just saying that out loud so matteroffactly, youre kind of, like, processing it still . Well, i never told anybody for 20 years. Oh. So, i went through a lot of therapy to get to that point, and i tried to commit suicide seven times. An
I was being held down by two individuals. And someone was pulling my pants down, and i was raped, sodomized. And that brave man in the video is here with us in the studio today with his partner and his wife, Michael Matthews and Geri Lynn Matthews. It is so good to see you in person. Thank you so much for being here. Nice to see you, cheryl. All the way from albuquerque, new mexico . Yes. We met each other first by satellite about three years ago as i recall. Yes, yes. Right when you were beginning your documentary, justice denied. So, michael, i want to start with you. Why did you decide to go public . This is a tough subject. Its hard enough for women. I cant even imagine what its like for a man. I had gone [sighs] i when i was raped, it was in 1974, and i never just saying that, just saying that out loud so matteroffactly, youre kind of, like, processing it still . Well, i never told anybody for 20 years. Oh. So, i went through a lot of therapy to get to that point, and i tried to c
I was being held down by two individuals. And someone was pulling my pants down, and i was raped, sodomized. And that brave man in the video is here with us in the studio today with his partner and his wife, Michael Matthews and Geri Lynn Matthews. It is so good to see you in person. Thank you so much for being here. Nice to see you, cheryl. All the way from albuquerque, new mexico . Yes. We met each other first by satellite about three years ago as i recall. Yes, yes. Right when you were beginning your documentary, justice denied. So, michael, i want to start with you. Why did you decide to go public . This is a tough subject. Its hard enough for women. I cant even imagine what its like for a man. I had gone [sighs] i when i was raped, it was in 1974, and i never just saying that, just saying that out loud so matteroffactly, youre kind of, like, processing it still . Well, i never told anybody for 20 years. Oh. So, i went through a lot of therapy to get to that point, and i tried to c
I was being held down by two individuals. And someone was pulling my pants down, and i was raped, sodomized. And that brave man in the video is here with us in the studio today with his partner and his wife, Michael Matthews and Geri Lynn Matthews. It is so good to see you in person. Thank you so much for being here. Nice to see you, cheryl. All the way from albuquerque, new mexico . Yes. We met each other first by satellite about three years ago as i recall. Yes, yes. Right when you were beginning your documentary, justice denied. So, michael, i want to start with you. Why did you decide to go public . This is a tough subject. Its hard enough for women. I cant even imagine what its like for a man. I had gone [sighs] i when i was raped, it was in 1974, and i never just saying that, just saying that out loud so matteroffactly, youre kind of, like, processing it still . Well, i never told anybody for 20 years. Oh. So, i went through a lot of therapy to get to that point, and i tried to c