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Sokhary Chau
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in PoliticsWhich city elected the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States?
Answer: On Jan. 4, 2022, Lowell, Massachusetts, elected Sokhary Chau mayor, making him the nation’s first Cambodian American mayor. Chau came to the U.S. as a young refugee after surviving Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule.