Please introduce the first Chinese female mayor in the United States?

On 201165438+1October 3 12: 48, Guan Lizhen, a fourth-generation Chinese immigrant, was sworn in as the 49th mayor at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, California. Guan Lizhen chose to walk to attend the inauguration ceremony.

6 1 year-old Chinese female Guan Lizhen was sworn in as the mayor of Oakland, California, USA. On the morning of the same day, the Chinese community in the city specially held an ancestor worship ceremony in Guan's office to celebrate this glory belonging to the Chinese. It took four generations (65,438+005) to travel from China, where my grandfather's uncle first settled, to the mayor.

Final narrow victory

In the 20 10 lively mid-term elections in the United States, the election of Democratic mayoral candidate Guan Lizhen has always been the heart of Chinese people. In the end, Guan Lizhen lived up to expectations and made great contributions in the history of Chinese participation in politics: she became the first Chinese female mayor in the history of Auckland 158, and the mayor of a metropolis with the largest number of Chinese Americans elected to participate in politics so far.

Guan Lizhen's campaign road can be described as a formidable enemy on all sides and full of thrills. * * * There are ten candidates competing in the mayoral election, and the "priority election" method is implemented for the first time (that is, voters list their first, second and third candidates, and then in the voting order of the first, second and third choices, the people with the least votes are eliminated in turn until the last candidate is elected with more than 50% of the votes). However, although Guan Lizhen and Perata occupy the top two votes, public opinion almost overwhelmingly supports Perata, the former interim speaker of the Senate, and the preferred result also shows that Perata is slightly better. But these did not make Guan Lizhen retreat. She, the campaign team and 1000 volunteers still went door to door to pay homage to the tickets.

Sure enough, many things happen. As the third candidate was eliminated, the votes were redistributed. The final vote count on June 1 10 shows that Guan Lizhen surpassed Perata's 49% with 5 1% of the votes, thanks to the vote of the third candidate.

Grassroots route

After the election, Guan Lizhen called it an "incredible" election. In the case that the funds are far lower than the opponents, it can still reverse Gan Kun, which proves the victory of the grassroots. Whether as a city councilor or deputy mayor, Guan Lizhen has always adhered to the grassroots line. For eight years, every year from April to June at 5438+00, she has set aside a weekend every month to open "office hours" at the farmers' market to listen to the opinions of the citizens. Because, she feels that most citizens will go shopping at the farmer's market on weekends.

Auckland's official website said that this is a historic moment worth remembering. It is no accident that Guan Lizhen won the election. This is based on her campaign platform and has captured the hearts of most voters. Oakland, the fourth largest city in California with a population of over 400,000, ranked fifth in the list of the most dangerous cities in the United States in 2008. Against the background of Ocalan's budget cuts and mass layoffs, Guan Lizhen promised to give priority to solving Auckland's public security and budget problems, and promised not to lay off employees again to provide citizens with a living and working environment.

Some people say that Guan Lizhen's victory is the harvest of her unremitting efforts in politics. 1990, she set foot in politics for the first time and was elected as the education committee member of Oakland United Campus. In 2002, she was elected as a member of the fourth area City Council, and has been re-elected since then. In 2003, he entered the Auckland City Council. Guan Lizhen's daughter said that her mother has been writing history all her life, whether she is the first Asian female mayor in Auckland history, or the first Chinese education commissioner, Chinese female city councilor and Chinese female deputy mayor.

Political strongman

Guan Lizhen was born in Kaiping, Guangdong, and was born in California, USA. She is a fourth-generation Chinese American. After losing her father at the age of five, she lived alone with her illiterate mother. Guan Lizhen said that the spirit of her mother's non-stop work had a great influence on her. Some media described Guan Lizhen as "working ten days a week". Even other candidates were surprised by her tireless work spirit in the campaign.

In front of the public, Guan Lizhen is a "strong woman in politics". However, in the eyes of her family, Guan Lizhen is a good wife and mother who loves life, likes traveling and has excellent cooking skills. My daughter said that "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" is the principle of a mother's life. She believes that her mother will continue to uphold this spirit and play the role of the mayor fighting for the rights and interests of the people.