What I Saw, Heard, and Thought at Andrew Yang’s Town Hall Meeting
Everyone’s heard of the 2016 election. Everyone has. It is the election that has caused controversy and sparked rage. It is also the election where I first started noticing what was going on in Washington, DC and our country in general.
Andrew Yang’s town hall meeting in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 23, 2019 was a unique experience, and there were many things that I saw, hear, and thought at the rally.
I’d never gone to anything really political before, so I wasn’t sure exactly what I’d see. At the event, I saw a lot of my fellow peers from school, and their parents. After leading the Pledge of Allegiance, I sat down quietly and listened to Andrew Yang speak. My dad passed me a packet detailing what Mr. Yang wanted to do, and his plans as president.
There were around three hundred people listening to him that day. He talked for a little bit and soon began to take questions.I heard a lot of different people asking questions. There were college students, high schoolers, parents, business workers, all sorts of people.
I didn’t understand some of the questions, but I did understand part of what was being asked by using the information that I had seen on the news, what I had heard my parents talking about, and used my school-taught social studies knowledge. Words like GDP and taxes were thrown around, and he explained what he wanted to do fairly well. I decided that I wanted to ask a question.
I had two questions for Mr. Yang - what was it like running as an Asian-American, and what were his plans to deal with the gun-violence in our schools?
My first question was because, as an Asian-American myself, I wanted to know what he had gone through. I actually really enjoy public speaking and debating, and I want to one day (hopefully) have a career in politics because, if there’s anything I’ve learned in my life, it’s that if you want change, you can’t wait for someone else to do it for you.
My second question was a little more because of the current news. It is saddening to know that as a Generation Z-er, I’ve grown up with mass shootings occurring in our schools. This stuff isn’t news to me. It is also frightening to know that one day I could be killed at school. And while my neighborhood and town is a very safe place, it is still a terrifying prospect.
For me, seeing an Asian-American like me running for president made me very inspired. It made me rethink my goal to run for president one day seem a lot more believable because I had finally seen someone who was like me run for president. I really want to see more Asian- Americans in politics because I really want to see more representation. Throughout my life, whether it was in Barbie dolls or in cartoons, I never saw somebody else who looked like me. Even when I did, it was a horrible Asian stereotype that was not like me at all. So, I would love to see more Asian-Americans in politics.
In conclusion, Mr. Yang’s town hall meeting was an interesting event that has helped me become more involved in our society’s politics. I saw, heard, and thought many things during and after the event. I hope that the generation before mine can work hard to solve the pressing problems in our society today, so that my generation will be able to have a future to even look at. Best of luck to Mr. Yang as he continues his campaign around the country!
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