Rock The Boat

Season 3 is here! This season, Against All Odds, highlights Asian Americans who have overcome immense obstacles to launch organizations, movements, and businesses around a meaningful cause. We kick off the season with a gripping story from Jason Wang, a former gang member and ex-convict, now the founder and CEO of FreeWorld. FreeWorld provides employment opportunities for people with criminal histories. At the age of 15, Jason was arrested with a 12-year sentence for aggravated robbery, a first degree felony. In this episode we talk to Jason about: His abusive childhood, What led him to join a gang as a teenager, Some of the lessons he learned in prison, The state of our criminal justice system, and Why he thinks it’s so important to give people, especially ex-convicts, a second chance. It’s a raw and unfiltered story about how Jason picked himself up from rock bottom, against all odds, to build a life of meaning for himself and others. Mostly, it’s a story about redemption: how to forgive, and fre