Mayor of Lowell

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Sokhary Chau Mayor of Lowell

Somong Rattanayang Mayor's Wife

Philip Chau Mayor's Son

Matthew Chau Mayor's Son

Erastus Mwangi Assistant to the Mayor