Mayor of Lowell
From Refugee to World Leader
Sinopse
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.
- 0
- 2025
- Released
- 0h 15m
Sokhary Chau
Mayor of LowellSomong Rattanayang
Mayor's WifePhilip Chau
Mayor's SonMatthew Chau
Mayor's SonErastus Mwangi
Assistant to the MayorSid “Sid Ink” Ou
Tattoo ArtistBernard Long
Portrait PainterYanna Ok
Interim Director, Amherst MediaKennis Mor
President, Indras' Artistic CreationsJay Linnehan
President, Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Keywords
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- #folk festival
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- #american dream
- #arts
- #success
- #community
- #based on true story
- #educational
- #celebration
- #lowell massachusetts
- #documentary filmmaking
- #khmer rouge
- #immigrant family
- #unity
- #working immigrants
- #cambodian
- #immigrant life
- #family entertainment
- #cultural preservation
- #inspirational
- #captivating
- #influential
- #documentary short
- #awestruck
- #khmer art
