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Listen "Episode 30: Voting Rights Pt 2 the Down Ballot with Dr. Angelica Cortez"
Episode Synopsis
Episode Synopsis: In this Voting Rights Pt 2 episode: Ellina Yin speaks with Dr. Angelica Cortez about the presidential election and the importance of the Down Ballot vote.
Guest: Dr. Angelica "Gel" Cortez is a nonprofit executive, organizer, and leading voice in the Filipina/x/o American power building movement. Voted as a Silicon Valley Woman of Influence and 40 Under 40, she is the mind behind multiple civic and health equity campaigns across the state and nation. She is the current Executive Director of LEAD Filipino and first Senior Vice President of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) for Pacific Clinics, the largest mental and behavioral health service provider in California. Additionally, she is the owner of FancyHeadz, a social enterprise that produces headwear and accessories to support health services in Southeast Asia.
2024 Voter Guide: https://linktr.ee/onlyinsj2024
Learn more about Only in San José: www.onlyinsj.org
Resources:
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Civil Rights Act (1866)
Voting Rights Act (1965)
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870)
California Voting Rights Act (2001)
California Code, Government Code - GOV § 54950
The California Voting Rights Act and Local Governments by David C. Powell, California State University, Long Beach
Post-Election Trends in County of Santa Clara https://data.sccgov.org/stories/s/m73k-nkyp
Pew Research Center, Voter Turnout 2018-2022 https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/07/12/voter-turnout-2018-2022/
State-by-State Youth Voter Turnout Data and the Impact of Election Laws in 2022 https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/state-state-youth-voter-turnout-data-and-impact-election-laws-2022
APIA Vote Surveyhttps://apiavote.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-Asian-American-Voter-Survey-Report.pdf
Mis/Disinformation Tools:
InVID Reverse Search Tool: https://www.invid-project.eu/tools-and-services/invid-verification-plugin/
Lateral Reading and the Nature of Expertise: Reading Less and Learning More When Evaluating Digital Informationhttps://purl.stanford.edu/yk133ht8603
Hive Ai Detection Softwarehttps://thehive.ai/apis/ai-generated-content-classification
Dare to be Greyhttps://www.daretobegrey.com/home
Media Clips
Springfield, Ohio Public Comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbeingchicks/comments/1g5t3si/a_woman_from_springfield_ohio_addresses_the_towns/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
https://www.tiktok.com/@sunrisemvmt/video/7426126368271781151
Music: Spunker by Blue Dot Sessions, Creative Commons License Attribution - Noncommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
*Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976: Allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
Guest: Dr. Angelica "Gel" Cortez is a nonprofit executive, organizer, and leading voice in the Filipina/x/o American power building movement. Voted as a Silicon Valley Woman of Influence and 40 Under 40, she is the mind behind multiple civic and health equity campaigns across the state and nation. She is the current Executive Director of LEAD Filipino and first Senior Vice President of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) for Pacific Clinics, the largest mental and behavioral health service provider in California. Additionally, she is the owner of FancyHeadz, a social enterprise that produces headwear and accessories to support health services in Southeast Asia.
2024 Voter Guide: https://linktr.ee/onlyinsj2024
Learn more about Only in San José: www.onlyinsj.org
Resources:
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Civil Rights Act (1866)
Voting Rights Act (1965)
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870)
California Voting Rights Act (2001)
California Code, Government Code - GOV § 54950
The California Voting Rights Act and Local Governments by David C. Powell, California State University, Long Beach
Post-Election Trends in County of Santa Clara https://data.sccgov.org/stories/s/m73k-nkyp
Pew Research Center, Voter Turnout 2018-2022 https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/07/12/voter-turnout-2018-2022/
State-by-State Youth Voter Turnout Data and the Impact of Election Laws in 2022 https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/state-state-youth-voter-turnout-data-and-impact-election-laws-2022
APIA Vote Surveyhttps://apiavote.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-Asian-American-Voter-Survey-Report.pdf
Mis/Disinformation Tools:
InVID Reverse Search Tool: https://www.invid-project.eu/tools-and-services/invid-verification-plugin/
Lateral Reading and the Nature of Expertise: Reading Less and Learning More When Evaluating Digital Informationhttps://purl.stanford.edu/yk133ht8603
Hive Ai Detection Softwarehttps://thehive.ai/apis/ai-generated-content-classification
Dare to be Greyhttps://www.daretobegrey.com/home
Media Clips
Springfield, Ohio Public Comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbeingchicks/comments/1g5t3si/a_woman_from_springfield_ohio_addresses_the_towns/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
https://www.tiktok.com/@sunrisemvmt/video/7426126368271781151
Music: Spunker by Blue Dot Sessions, Creative Commons License Attribution - Noncommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
*Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976: Allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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