Qareenka xuquuqda madaniga ah iyo u doodaha dib-u-habaynta dimoqraadiyadda ee muddada dheer, Jonathan wuxuu noqday Agaasimaha Fulinta ee Sababta Caadiga ah ee California May 1, 2020, ka dib 10 sano oo uu ku jiray Guddiga Maamulka Sababta Guud ee California iyo afar sano oo ah Guddoomiyaha Guddiga. Jonathan hore waxa uu afar sano ku qaatay madaxa Barnaamijka Xuquuqda Codaynta & Tirakoobka ee Aasiya Ameerikaanka Horumarinta Caddaaladda - Asian Law Caucus, halkaas oo uu ka shaqeeyay si loo kordhiyo helitaanka dimuqraadiyadda California ee bulshooyinka taariikh ahaan la duudsiyay, oo ay ku jiraan soogalootiga iyo kuwa xaddidan ee ku hadla Ingiriisiga, bulshooyinka midabka, bulshooyinka dakhligoodu hooseeyo, iyo dadka naafada ah. Shaqadiisa AAAJ-ALC waxaa ka mid ahaa marinka California ee sharciga heer-goboleedka ugu adag ee qaranka si loo hubiyo helitaanka luqadda ee codbixinta, ku guulaysta dacwadaha racfaanka badan ee ballaariyay helitaanka dimoqraadiyadda bulshooyinka midabka leh, shan barnaamij oo la socodka ra'yi ururinta oo ay ku jiraan ololaha ugu weyn ee qaranka ee Noofembar 2016, iyo abaabulo badan oo bulshada ah oo ku guuleystay nidaam doorasho oo heer deegaan ah oo loogu talagalay bulshooyinka taariikhiga ah. Jonathan wuxuu hore ugu soo shaqeeyay qareenka shaqaalaha xuquuqda codbixinta ee ACLU ee California, wuxuu u shaqeeyay sidii gudoomiye iyo gudoomiyaha Komishanka Anshaxa Dadweynaha ee Magaalada Oakland, wuxuuna martigeliyay taxane fiidiyow shabakad ah, oo ay soo saartay UC Berkeley, oo loo yaqaan "In the Arena." Intii uu MPP iyo JD ka helayay UC Berkeley, Jonathan wuxuu u shaqeeyay sidii Maamule Ardayga ee Jaamacadda California's Board of Regents, halkaas oo uu u halgamay helitaan, kala duwanaansho, iyo awood u yeelasho wuxuuna u ololeeyay danaha ardayda 230,000 ee nidaamka UC. Ka hor inta uusan qalin jabin dugsiga, Jonathan wuxuu afar sano ku qaatay majaladda Mother Jones oo ah cilmi-baare, kaaliye tifaftire, blogger, iyo wariye ololaha doorashada 2008dii.
