Sokhary Chau, First Cambodian American Elected as US Mayor
Sokhary Chau: From Refugee to Historic Mayoral Leadership in Lowell Sokhary Chau is a Cambodian-born American politician who made history in 2022 as the first person of Cambodian descent to serve as a mayor in the United States, elected by the City Council of Lowell, Massachusetts. Born in Cambodia’s Battambang province, Chau experienced a turbulent […]
Rady Mom, First Cambodian American Elected to State Legislature
A Cambodian-American Trailblazer in Public Service Rady Mom, born on July 7, 1970, in Pailin Province, Cambodia, is a distinguished American politician and acupressure therapist. As a child, he and his family endured the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge, ultimately seeking refuge in a camp before emigrating to the United States in 1982. Initially settling […]