Ep. 19 - William He: Still Becoming, Already Leading; Two Young Voices

In this episode of Beyond the Hyphen, host Mark Li sits down with William He, the founder of Dream for America, a national youth-led organization mobilizing young people to participate meaningfully in democracy.William reflects on building an institution from the ground up at 16, navigating youth leadership, scaling civic engagement without losing long-term vision, and what it takes to turn political interest into sustained action. The conversation spans grassroots organizing, national moments like Democracy Fest, political identity formation, and what young leaders should take from today’s emerging generation in public life—plus one unexpected hot take at the end.