What's the Cost of Not Leading? — A Conversation with Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong

Ramsey County Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong grew up as a first-generation Hmong American, navigating government systems for her parents as a child. Now she sits on the county board — shaping housing policy, stewarding public dollars, and governing for all 78,000 people in her district.In this conversation with the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Senior Vice President Alfonso Wenker, Commissioner Xiong talks about what called her into leadership, how she thinks about power, and why she believes Minnesota's strength has always been its people showing up for each other.Find us:https://spmcf.org/https://conversationswithchanda.com/IG @chandasbaker & @conversationswithchanda