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Welcome to Beyond the Hyphen, a youth-hosted podcast where we explore the crossroads of politics, diplomacy, and global engagement.
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Ep. 31 - Del. Lesley Lopez: From Reporting Politics to Making It; Journalism in Public Service (opens the original)
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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 built a career spanning journalism, political communications, advocacy, and public service, with experience at ABC News, BBC, CNN, on Capitol Hill, and with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. In this conversation, Delegate Lopez reflects on what changes when you move from asking political leaders qu
Ep. 30 - Del. Lily Qi: Elected American; Finding an Immigrant's Voice in Democracy (opens the original)
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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 American: From Red China to Blue Maryland , Delegate Qi reflects on her journey from growing up in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution to building a life and career in the United States. She discusses immigration, identity, belonging, public service, and the experiences that shaped her understandin
Ep. 29 - Stanford Thompson (Executive Director, Equity Arc & Founder, Play on Philly): Where Music & the Arts Meet Democracy (opens the original)
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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 as a trumpet student at the Curtis Institute of Music to studying Venezuela's El Sistema movement and building two nationally recognized organizations, Thompson reflects on the experiences that shaped his belief that artistic excellence and educational opportunity go hand in hand. Together, Mark an
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