Affinity groups across Emory’s campus are crucial to the yearly get out of the vote fervor. Organizations like Asian Pacific Islander and Desi American Activists (APIDAA) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are stewards of ending voting repression both on Emory’s campus and in the wider Atlanta community. Georgia is a deeply purple state, and with such uncertainty entering the midterm election, we wanted to sit down with two campus leaders directing the voting movement at Emory.
Vivian Liu (24C) and Alvaro Perez (23C) are at the front lines of the drive to get Emory students to vote. Their organizations focus on enriching the lives of students, but their reach spreads far beyond Emory’s campus. In this episode, we hear how APIDAA and the NAACP are encouraging students to vote and make change in the community.
