IINE congratulates Sokhary Chau, first Cambodian-American mayor in U.S.
Sokhary Chau, a Cambodian refugee who survived the Khmer Rouge’s genocide, has become the Mayor of Lowell, making him the first Cambodian-American mayor in the United States. Currently serving as a city councilor in Lowell, he was unanimously picked by his council peers to assume the top post on January 3, 2021. He also became the city’s first Asian American mayor. “As a proud Cambodian American, I am standing on the shoulders of many [...]
Carlos’s story: An unaccompanied youth builds a new life in the U.S.
Carlos as a small boy in Honduras. Carlos was fifteen years old when he left Honduras, on his own. Fleeing violence, seeking a better education, and hoping for medical treatment for an eye condition that left him partially blind, he was optimistic about his future in the U.S. A lonely journey Carlos traveled some of the way from Honduras to the U.S. border with a paid “guide,” but mostly was on his own, [...]
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