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The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, she was the first Asian American woman to serve on the Boston City Council, from 2014 to 2021, and acted as its president from 2016–2018. She is the first woman and first non-white person to have been elected mayor of Boston.
Learn about Michelle Wu, the first woman and person of color to be elected Mayor of Boston. Find out her achievements, background, and vision for a greener, more equitable city.
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Nov 3, 2021 · BOSTON — Michelle Wu, who entered public service out of frustration with the obstacles that her immigrant family faced, will be the next mayor of Boston, pledging to make the city a proving ...
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Oct 17, 2022 · When Michelle Wu became mayor of Boston just under a year ago, she was seen as a transformative figure — not only for what she represented as the first woman and first person of color to be ...
Nov 3, 2021 · Boston voters have elected City Councilor Michelle Wu as mayor, the city's first woman and person of color elected to the post. Wu, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan, broke a 199...
Nov 3, 2021 · She is the first woman and the first person of color to be elected mayor in Boston, which has been led by an unbroken string of Irish American or Italian American men since the 1930s. Kim Janey, a...
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Nov 2, 2021 · Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and a city councilor, defeated Annissa Essaibi George to become the first woman and the first Asian American mayor of Boston. She ran on a platform of racial equity, affordable housing, public transit and more, but faces challenges of implementing her plans and governing the city.
