Meet the Movement

Real People. Real Stakes.

We often forget about the faces behind the news. Meet the Movement highlights change makers–change makers across politics, public health, community impact, education, and more–who deserve more recognition than the media can and will give. In order to stay informed, we have to acknowledge that we do not always have the information. Truth lies in our neighbor, our friends, our enemies, and most importantly, strangers. This is Meet the Movement. 

Aidan Chao

Meet Aidan Chao: Reclaiming Politics for the People

In his early high school years, Aidan Chao found himself drawn to local Californian politics following a series of burglaries in his predominantly Asian neighborhood of Arcadia. With the community shaken up and neighbors concerned about rising crime across the region, Chao did what most barely-teenagers wouldn’t think of. He called the mayor, April Verlato. Thinking, like most, that a secretary would pick up or he would get the answering machine, Chao was incredibly surprised when Verlato answered the phone herself.

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