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Margaret Chin's victory speech

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The race that's probably gotten the most attention after newly-elected New York City Comptroller John Liu has been that of Margaret Chin in her long journey to become the City Councilmember representing New York's Chinatown. Here's a clip from Youtube from her victory speech, as well as a couple of articles.

From Asiance Magazine, "Not by the hair of her Chin-y Chin Chin":


Margaret Chin's historic victory, a news roundup

Congratulations again to all our progressive Asian American winners yesterday.  There are a lot of news reports on each of the races. Here are some of the top reports on Margaret Chin who will be representing New York City Council District 1.

Chin Wins City Council Primary (Tribeca Tribune)