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Which city elected the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States?

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Which city elected the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States?

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.

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