http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/12/city-councilor-sam-yoon-running-for-mayor-of-boston/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/12/city-councilor-sam-yoon-running-for-mayor-of-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-132352 Former Boston Mayoral Candidate Sam Yoon Moves to Washington DC | Current Events | 8Asians.com Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:22:58 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2613#comment-132352 [...] 2009, Sam Yoon made a historic run to be mayor of Boston. Unfortunately, Yoon fell short in the Democratic primary and the incumbent mayor of 16 years, Tom [...] [...] 2009, Sam Yoon made a historic run to be mayor of Boston. Unfortunately, Yoon fell short in the Democratic primary and the incumbent mayor of 16 years, Tom [...]

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/12/city-councilor-sam-yoon-running-for-mayor-of-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-126337 8Asians.com » Boston Mayoral Candidate Sam Yoon Thanks Asian American Community, Still Needs You Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:04:57 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2613#comment-126337 [...] City Councilmember Sam Yoon has been running for the mayor of Boston.  With the primary election on September 22nd, The Boston Globe did a nice profile of Yoon and his campaign, highlighting his background and breakthrough election in 2005: “In a city long dominated by pols of Irish and Italian descent, the first Asian-American elected official in Boston history is an exotic presence. Yoon, a boyish-looking 39, uses it to his advantage with his elderly audience… On the campaign trail, Yoon uses his ethnicity as a calling card and a symbol of Boston’s transformation. Indeed, he views his breakthrough election in 2005 to one of four at-large City Council seats as a harbinger. He defeated four Irish-American candidates, including a son of a former mayor, the daughter of another, and the son of a former secretary of state.” [...] [...] City Councilmember Sam Yoon has been running for the mayor of Boston.  With the primary election on September 22nd, The Boston Globe did a nice profile of Yoon and his campaign, highlighting his background and breakthrough election in 2005: “In a city long dominated by pols of Irish and Italian descent, the first Asian-American elected official in Boston history is an exotic presence. Yoon, a boyish-looking 39, uses it to his advantage with his elderly audience… On the campaign trail, Yoon uses his ethnicity as a calling card and a symbol of Boston’s transformation. Indeed, he views his breakthrough election in 2005 to one of four at-large City Council seats as a harbinger. He defeated four Irish-American candidates, including a son of a former mayor, the daughter of another, and the son of a former secretary of state.” [...]

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