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1h 29m
In 2020, amid pandemic, racial unrest, and economic crisis, five Korean Americans run for U.S. Congress. They include a progressive LGBTQ candidate in L.A., a Democrat of Black and Korean heritage in Washington, two Trump-aligned Republicans in Orange County, and a Democratic incumbent in New Jersey. Though bound by shared immigrant roots, they diverge on today’s divides—from Black Lives Matter to Trump. With only one Korean American ever elected to Congress before 2018, all five seek to reshape history.
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