Honolulu mayor announces $647,000 funding to revitalize Chinatown

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced a $647,000 fund for revitalizing Oahu’s Chinatown. The city previously launched a Chinatown Task Fo...

Amourence Lee becomes San Mateo’s first Asian American, Jewish woman mayor

Before you read: California city councilmembers block first Asian American woman mayor Amourence Lee is now the first Jewish and Asian Ameri...

California city councilmembers block first Asian American woman mayor

The election for the next San Mateo City mayor reached a deadlock after Democratic councilmembers Lisa Diaz Nash and Robert Newsom blocked ...

Sheng Thao makes history as first Hmong American mayor of Oakland

Oakland City Council member Sheng Thao has declared victory in Oakland’s mayoral race, making history as the first Hmong American woman to ...

Seattle’s first Asian mayor cuts anti-Asian hate crime fund by 50 percent

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has reportedly slashed nearly 50% of the city’s anti-Asian hate crime fund as a consequence of a $140 million d...

History is made as Vancouver elects its first-ever Asian mayor

Entrepreneur Ken Sim has been elected as mayor of Vancouver, Canada, marking the first time the office has been held by a person of Asian d...

Japanese woman wins Tokyo mayorship while living 5,800 miles away in Belgium

Satoko Kishimoto, 47, has been elected mayor of Tokyo’s Suginami district despite being a resident of Leuven, Belgium, roughly 5,800 miles ...

Former teacher rises through lavender ceiling to become first out Asian American mayor in Florida’s history

The newly elected mayor of Boynton Beach, Ty Penserga, is the first Asian American LGBTQ plus mayor in Florida. Prior to being elected to ...

California’s Melissa Ramoso sworn in as Artesia’s first Asian American female mayor

Melissa Ramoso was sworn in as the first Asian American female mayor of Artesia, California, on Dec. 13. The Filipino American has a longs...

Massachusetts’ Sokhary Chau becomes first Cambodian American mayor in US

Sokhary Chau, a 49-year-old Cambodian refugee and former city council member, was sworn in as mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts, on Monday. H...

Mayor-elect Eric Adams appoints NYC’s first Asian American deputy mayors as part of 5 all-women team

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams appointed five women as deputy mayors on Monday, two of whom are of Asian descent. Who they are: The in...

Asian Americans moved toward GOP candidates in NYC — a warning sign for Democrats

Asian Americans heavily favored GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa in New York City’s mayoral election, prompting Democratic leaders to call for mor...

Youngest-ever mayor-elect of Melbourne suburb delivers victory speech in Vietnamese and English

Maribyrnong, Australia, has elected its newest and youngest-ever mayor on Tuesday. History in the making: Anthony Tran, 22, formally accepte...

Bruce Harrell makes history as Seattle’s first Asian and second Black mayor

Bruce Harrell has become the second Black and first Asian mayor in Seattle’s history. Election Day results: Harrell, 63, won by about 65% of...

Aftab Pureval makes history as Cincinnati’s first Asian American mayor

Aftab Pureval, an Indian Tibetan lawyer, has become the first Asian American mayor of Cincinnati. Road to victory: The 39-year-old, who serv...

Michelle Wu makes history as Boston’s first female and first POC elected mayor

City Councilor Michelle Wu has become the first woman and first person of color to be elected mayor of Boston.  Road to victory: Wu, the 36-...

‘You came from South Korea’: Irvine vice-mayor confronted with xenophobic questioning at council meeting

On Tuesday, Irvine Vice-Mayor Tammy Kim was subjected to racism and xenophobia during a council meeting for a project to build a veterans ce...

‘That choice is very clear’: Boston Globe endorses Michelle Wu for mayor

The Boston Globe, the city’s oldest and largest daily newspaper, announced that it is endorsing City Councilor Michelle Wu in the Boston may...

Boston’s first woman-of-color mayor in 200 years could be Asian American

Two women of color have taken the most votes in the mayoral primary election, meaning on Nov. 2 Boston will have for the first time in its h...

Andrew Yang is Campaigning for New York City Mayor with Daniel Dae Kim

The former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang officially threw his name in the crowded race for New York City mayor on Thursday m...

21-Year-Old Woman Becomes the Youngest Mayor in India’s History

A 21-year-old Indian politician and college student has officially become the youngest mayor in India’s history on Dec. 28. Arya Rajendran w...

Andrew Yang Spotted Filming His NYC Mayoral Announcement Video

Andrew Yang has reportedly been caught filming the announcement of his mayoral run in New York City. Reports of the former Democratic presid...

Andrew Yang is Thinking of Running for Mayor of NYC

After announcing the end of his presidential campaign on Feb. 11, Andrew Yang is now reportedly considering running for mayor in New York Ci...

Pro-Gun SF Mayor Candidate Slammed for ‘Racist’ Campaign Billboard

A Chinese American mayoral candidate in San Francisco ignited controversy for funding a “racist” billboard that targeted the city’s incumben...

Denver Woman Running for Mayor Didn’t Think Chinatowns are Needed, Deletes Herself From Social Media

Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis deleted her social media accounts after she received some backlash over her posts about Latinos and A...

Pakistani-American Becomes the First South Asian Woman Mayor in America

Sadaf Jaffer is the first South Asian woman to become a mayor in New Jersey and the first female Pakistani-American mayor in the United Stat...

SF Mayor Candidate Jane Kim Heckled With Racial Slurs at Campaign Event

San Francisco Mayor candidate Jane Kim became the target of racial slurs during a local campaign event that was consequently canceled on Sat...

Jane Kim Blasts SF Chronicle After Reporter Allegedly Tries to Smear Her With Biased Questions

San Francisco Mayor candidate Jane Kim, who could be the first Asian American woman to serve as mayor of the city, recently took to Medium t...

She Could Become the First Female Asian American Mayor of SF

With the unexpected death of Mayor Ed Lee, the first Asian-American and Chinese-American to hold mayoral office in San Francisco, there is n...

Indonesian Mayor Shows Off ‘Martial Arts Skills’ By Kicking Cops in the Chest

An Indonesian politician drew backlash on local social media after an image of him kicking a group of police officers in the chest during th...

Korean American Jane Kim Files to Succeed Ed Lee as San Francisco Mayor

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to clarify Jane Kim’s position on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Jane Kim, Sa...