Five Asian Americans were elected to the New York City Council on Tuesday, the most the council has ever had. The historic group includes the first Muslim woman, the first Korean Americans and the first South Asian Americans elected to the council.
All Democrats, this historic group includes the first Muslim woman, the first Korean Americans and the first South Asian Americans elected to the council.
In a span of a year, Won, a tech change agent from Queens, saw it devastate her entire family. Her grandparents died of Covid-19 within 48 hours of of contracting it. Then, both her parents lost their jobs. For four months, she covered their rent by forgoing her own, and was displaced three times. The financial and emotional carnage the pandemic inflicted on her community, Won said, motivated her to run for City Council.
Sandra Ung, a public advocate for domestic abuse victims and a daughter of Cambodian refugees, will represent District 20, which includes Flushing and Murray Hill. Krishnan, a housing attorney who will represent District 25’s Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, said the absence of South Asian representation in city politics meant that the needs of his constituents have long been neglected.
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