Aisha Yaqoob's guest appearances

Aisha Yaqoob

Southern Fried Asian

Two Broads Talking Politics

Down-Ticket

Kamala Harris

Kate Malone

Marianne Williamson

Shannon Watts

Bridget Eileen

Andrew Yang

Cory Booker

Pete Buttigieg

Amy Klobuchar

Robin Marty

Greg Pak

Jia Tolentino

Elizabeth Warren

Christie Hefner

Beto O'Rourke

OwlTail

Kelly speaks with Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood, Executive Director of Asian American Advocacy Fund, about Georgia, working toward a progressive Southeast, and the AAPI vote.

Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood

With less than a week to go before Election Day, Southern Fried Asian sits down with a candidate to represent the 97th District in the Georgia House, Aisha Yaqoob! Aisha tells Keith about how her parents immigrated from Pakistan and eventually to Georgia (2:00) and her experience growing up in the South as an American Muslim (5:00). She also recounts how she founded a Muslim voter registration organization and became more active in the political arena (11:30). Then, they try to figure out ways to get people more involved in midterm elections (15:30), why Georgia's not really a red state (17:00), and how to get more voters to turn out every cycle (20:00), why it's important for progressives to compete in every election (23:00), and how to push back against voter suppression (25:00). Finally, Aisha describes finding Halal chicken bánh mì for a recent rally and why Korean coffee shops will always remind her of home (33:00). Subscribe to the Southern Fried Asian podcast on iTunes, Google Play, NPR One, and now on Spotify! Support Hard NOC Media on Patreon. Our official theme music is the song "Top Down" by  Chops, Timothy Flu, and Mic Barz.  Southern Fried Asian is produced by Keith Chow and Jes Vu.

With less than a week to go before Election Day, Southern Fried Asian sits down with a candidate to represent the 97th District in the Georgia House, <a href="https://voteaisha.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Aisha Yaqoob</a>! Aisha tells Keith about how her parents immigrated from Pakistan and eventually to Georgia (2:00) and her experience growing up in the South as an American Muslim (5:00). She also recounts how she founded a Muslim voter registration organization and became more active in the political arena (11:30). Then, they try to figure out ways to get people more involved in midterm elections (15:30), why Georgia's not really a red state (17:00), and how to get more voters to turn out every cycle (20:00), why it's important for progressives to compete in every election (23:00), and how to push back against voter suppression (25:00). Finally, Aisha describes finding Halal chicken bánh mì for a recent rally and why Korean coffee shops will always remind her of home (33:00). Subscribe to the Southern Fried Asian podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/southern-fried-asian/id1273406858" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwn2nrrrrcir2tu5tbvukipyxim" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, <a href="http://nprone.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NPR One</a>, and now on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6ehH2UEFHugKCMcXpdDGur?si=vsJYlUnFSzubCuHvWusiQQ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>! Support Hard NOC Media on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thenerdsofcolor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Our official theme music is the song "Top Down" by  <a href="http://www.chopsmusic.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chops</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/timothy-flu/id804265319" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timothy Flu</a>, and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/micbarz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mic Barz</a>.  Southern Fried Asian is produced by <a href="https://thenerdsofcolor.org/author/realkeithchow/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Keith Chow</a> and <a href="https://thenerdsofcolor.org/tag/jes-vu/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jes Vu</a>.

Aisha Yaqoob | GA

www.voteaisha.com www.facebook.com/aishaforgeorgiaMusic:The Charlie Parker All-Stars - Thriving From a RiffRV - Garden (rvbandfl.bandcamp.com)

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8 - Aisha Yaqoob, GA-97