On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya talks with Shannon-Janean Currie, vice president at Benenson Strategy Group, which conducted our inaugural survey for our Living Data series. Farai then speaks with Cathy Cohen, the founder, and director of GenForward Survey about the importance of polling. Then, Farai, Cathy Cohen, and Shannon-Janean Currie discuss the main GenZ survey takeaways. We round out the show with Farai in conversation with Former U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant, Aquilino Gonell about his new book, “American Shield: The Immigrant Sergeant Who Defended Democracy.”
What Young Asian Americans Are Telling Us About Democracy
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By Diane Wong · June 15, 2026
By Diane WongJune 17th, 2026 At a moment when public trust in American institutions is declining and polarization dominates political discourse, understanding how AAPI young…