Congressman Andy Kim was photographed on Jan. 6 2021 picking up trash in the Capitol rotunda, in the aftermath of that day’s chaos. The indelible image of a congressperson in a blue suit, kneeling on the ground and tidying the detritus of an insurrection went viral.The blue suit was donated to the Smithsonian, forever a physical marker of the values and actions on display that day. It also inspired Shin Yu Pai to make this podcast.Join us for our free live event for The Blue Suit on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 at McCaw Hall's Nesholm Family Lecture Hall. You can find more information at kuow.org/events.Related LinksCongressman Andy Kim’s twitter thread about the blue suitCongressman Andy Kim’s twitter thread about a national AAPI museumAP article from Jan. 7, 2021: ‘What else could I do?’ NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol NPR: A Blue Suit, Dusted By Insurrection, Goes To The SmithsonianWashington Post: Andy Kim and the politics of ‘humility’ in the midst of anti-Asian hate We want to hear from you!We’re wrapping up our first season of The Blue Suit and we’d like to hear your thoughts about the show. If you have a few minutes please consider answering our brief survey here. Your feedback will really help us as we plan for future episodes. Thanks for taking the time to fill it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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