I'm Jonathan Capehart and this is Cape Up.

Congressman Andy Kim of New Jersey likes to say that he tries to practice the politics

of humility.

We saw that in action in the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection when a photo

of him cleaning debris alone from the rotunda went viral.

Kim's humility is painfully present in the conversation we had about anti-Asian hate

in the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings and it has flared since the onset of the coronavirus

pandemic.

We talked about the impact of all of this on his five-year-old son and on himself.

I didn't know what to tell my kid and I didn't know what to say to him.

I felt sadness because I knew that that was not the last time you would hear these things.

Listen to the rest of this powerful conversation right now.

Congressman Kim, thank you very much for coming to the podcast.

Thanks so much for having me here today.

Well, before we get into the big topic of why we're here and talking, let's talk about

your district because we, you and I have spoken offline before about your district which

is an endless fascination for me, New Jersey's third congressional district, right?

That's right.

And the demographic makeup is about 80% white and just under 4% Asian-American.

That's about right.

That's right.

And you were elected in 2018 to your first term beating out the incumbent Republican.

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