It’s a big month for Asian Americans in politics – especially up in Northern California.
Jean Quan became the first Asian American female mayor of Oakland, as well as the first Asian American female mayor of any major U.S. city, upon her inauguration on Jan. 3rd, while Ed Lee was sworn in as interim mayor of San Francisco on Jan. 11th.
Quan, who was previously on the Oakland School Board for 12 years, has stated that “crime, jobs and young people” are her priority.
Lee was voted in unanimously by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors and promised to be “a mayor who tackles things head on, and moves the bar forward.”
Congratulations to both Lee and Quan!
