. >> norman chen is the ceo of the advocacy organization the asian american foundation, created in responseate in 2021. >> now, politics traditionally has not been a path that many asian americans have taken in silicon valley, the heart of innovation and progressive ideals are a notch towards progress on the ballot. >> this november in the 17th congressional district, representing parts of san jose, fremont, sunnyvale and cupertino, two candidates are facing off representative ro khanna, a democrat, is running for a fifth term in office, and i believe that our district has something to offer the country in terms of new jobs, new economic opportunity. 26 year old educator anita chen, a republican, is running to unseat khanna. >> i felt that at that moment, i needed to change my life. something needed to be different. i needed to advocate, use my voice to speak out on behalf of others. >> what special here is the who and where of this race? california's 17th congressional district has the largest asian american population of any district outside of hawaii. >> well it's changing. when i grew u