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From Refugee to World Leader
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.
March 21, 2025
10 people
Sokhary Chau
Mayor of Lowell
Acting
Somong Rattanayang
Mayor's Wife
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Philip Chau
Mayor's Son
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Matthew Chau
Mayor's Son
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Erastus Mwangi
Assistant to the Mayor
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Sid “Sid Ink” Ou
Tattoo Artist
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Bernard Long
Portrait Painter
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Yanna Ok
Interim Director, Amherst Media
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Kennis Mor
President, Indras' Artistic Creations
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Jay Linnehan
President, Greater Lowell Community Foundation
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