The Chinatown Local Running To Succeed Nancy Pelosi

Connie Chan is running for the most important house seat in the country. Her path here has been unlike anyone else's.Connie is an immigrant and a daughter of San Francisco's Chinatown. She rose through the ranks of its city government, eventually coming to represent a large portion of it. She's a proud progressive from a very proudly progressive city, now in a race for mainstream power.Join us for sentimental conversation about how Connie got her name, what went wrong in San Francisco and Chai's question that made Connie pause.0:07 Chai's Warm Intro to Connie1:50 Origin of her name3:29 Moving to the US at 134:50 First time in San Francisco6:30 SF Chinatown7:15 Connie's childhood hero8:43 Starting out as a translator14:19 How Connie won her campaigns17:30 Connie's view of SF politics20:02 Connie's district 121:20 Daughter of Chinatown22:50 Immigrant civil rights movement27:54 Why run for Congress29:26 What makes a good campaigner37:02 Debate with Saikat Chakrabarti and Scott Wiener38:40 SF's problems44:42 Loss of civic pride in SF48:10 SF is the future49:28 Role of SF's Congresswoman53:44 What to say to 13 yo Connie54:45 Name after Connie ChanWarm IntroA conversation, not an interview. Warm, sometimes weird, conversations with interesting people doing big things. Warm Intro is a video podcast. We're available on every major podcast app and YouTube.YouTube: @warmintroInstagram: @warm.introHosted by Chai MishraChai is the Founder of The Essential, an ethical commerce company funded by the leading lights of Silicon Valley.Chai served on the board of UNICEF, and has advised cities, universities, national sports teams and Fortune 500 corporations. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Chai’s work has also been covered in publications ranging from the SF Chronicle to Business Insider.Presented by WefunderWefunder created The Community Round.— allowing founders to raise funds directly from their communities  — allowing anyone to support their favorite founders and join their success.Raise on WefunderViews here are those of the host and the guest. Wefunder makes the show possible but doesn't control who we have on or what we say.