"This is about bringing leadership from every community to the forefront. In my time on the council, I've seen that when you work in coalition, when you follow the lead of community members, the ideas that are put forward can happen at the city level and can be implemented pretty immediately. .. Everything that I do is shaped by the experiences that I've had with my family and that I've heard in families all across the city who share the same struggles and dreams. I am a daughter of immigrants, someone who never thought I would be running for office when I was a young girl. And I get my resilience from seeing the challenges that my parents faced as immigrants to this country who came here with nothing. .. We're actually building a movement here to connect with the real history of Boston, our legacy as a city that has always stood up for what is right, fighting for those systemic big picture changes, even when the odds are slim."
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15 September 2020 "'No One Is The First Until They Do It:' Why Michelle Wu Thinks She Should Be Boston's Next Mayor" in WBUR
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Michelle Wu
Michelle Wu (born January 14, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician who is currently the mayor of Boston. She previously served on the Boston City Council as the first Taiwanese American council member and first Asian American woman council member in Boston's history. From January 2016 to January 2018, she served as president of the council and was its first woman of color president. In September 2020, Wu announced her candidacy for the 2021 Boston mayoral election. In November 2021, Wu bec
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