On Monday at the Brookhaven City Hall, John Park, a South Korean immigrant, became Georgia’s first Asian American mayor after being sworn in.⁠ ⁠ On the same day, political newcomer Lily Wu was sworn in as the first Asian American mayor of Wichita, Kansas.⁠ ⁠ Park, a former councilmember, defeated Lauren Kiefer for Brookhaven mayor by winning 59% of the votes last month. He succeeds former Mayor John Ernst.⁠ ⁠ Wu won the mayoral election in November by earning 58% of the votes, beating incumbent Brandon Whipple.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💬Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #wichita #brookhaven #kansas #atlanta #mayor #asianamericanmayor #makinghistory #politics #asianamericanpolitician