KQTx: Building Grassroots QTBIPOC Political Power in Georgia: Interview with E Lim
Channel: KQTx National Network
Date: 13/02/2021

KQTx: Interview with E Lim 
Interviewers: Taemin Suh, Patrick G. Lee, Meejin Richart
February 4, 2021 

As you may know, on January 5th, 2021 Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won the runoff elections in Georgia, flipping control of the U.S. Senate to the Democratic Party in a long-awaited political reckoning. 

What you may not have heard in the media is how Asian Pacific Americans—and queer/trans Korean organizers—played a key role in the grassroots mobilization toward this change. 

E Lim served as Program Director of AAAF in Georgia and has organized AAPIs in solidarity with Black and brown communities, in support of Stacey Abrams, and for progressive change for years. 

In the weeks leading up to January 5th, Meejin Richart, Patrick G. Lee, and Taemin Suh traveled to Georgia to support E and their team, as did many other KQTs and AAPIs. Recently they interviewed E Lim about their reflections on this political victory and what it means to be a KQT organizer in 2021. 

To read more, please visit: www.kqtcon.org/learn
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ABOUT THIS VIDEO

INTERVIEWERS & ORGANIZERS 
Meejin Richart . Patrick G. Lee . Taemin Suh 

KQTx COMMUNICATIONS
Claire Cho . Jeffrey Lee . Pauline Kim. Sandy Hong . John Won

Original footage recorded via Zoom conference call by Meejin Richart 
Final video edited by John Won using iMovie 10.2.2 

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Photography: Kavi Vu, Kyle D. Liles 
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