Here's another history-making Asian American candidate from Tuesday's elections. Leland Cheung became the first Asian American elected to the Cambridge City Council. As a joint candidate at both MIT and Harvard, Cheung definitely has the educational background. 

Here's his platform from his website:

Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon may not have made it to the second stage of the mayoral election in November, but don't count him out yet. In a historic move, Yoon will be campaigning with Michael Flaherty on an innovative "joint ticket" with Flaherty for Mayor and Yoon for Deputy Mayor.  The "unusual partnership," announced this morning at City Hall by the candidates, is believed to be a first, according to the Boston Globe.

It seems the power of incumbency really does matter. In an interesting report from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, it seems Asian American voters went overwhelming for the current mayor, Thomas Menino, over challenger and City Councilor Sam Yoon.  Menino was able to carry 71% of the Asian American vote, even higher than his 51% of the general population.

Matthew Tharakan and I spent this past weekend spreading the word in the South Asian community about City Councilmember Sam Yoon’s mission to restore transparency and accountability to Boston City Hall.  We visited local South Asian businesses, morning Eid prayer at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, and the Hare Krishna Rath Yathra festival on the Boston Common.