As diverse as the United States is, that diversity is not always reflected in our leadership. The good news is, that’s slowly changing. Representation is making its way throughout the country, with “firsts” being elected nationwide. In the past five years especially, hundreds of firsts have made headlines for winning local, state, and federal-level positions. Asian Americans in particular are making moves and history by being elected in record numbers in major cities nationwide. Not only did Boston elect its first Asian mayor Tuesday, but so did Cincinnati—and that's not all! Five Asian Americans were elected to the New York City Council on Tuesday. According to NBC News, this is the highest number of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation the council has ever had; in the past, only two members of the AAPI community had served on the 51-member city council. Read more