Background
Wu was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois to parents who had immigrated to the United States from Taiwan and is the oldest of four children.
Wu was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois to parents who had immigrated to the United States from Taiwan and is the oldest of four children.
Harvard University.
She is the first Chinese American and first Asian American woman to serve on the Boston City Council, as well as the youngest current member. In January of 2016, she was elected as President of the council. She was valedictorian of her high school class at Barrington High School in 2003 and was selected as a 2003 United States. Presidential Scholar from the state of Illinois.
During the 2002-2003 school year, Wu was also the President of the National Junior Classical League.
Wu moved to the Boston area to attend college at Harvard University, where she would later also graduate from Harvard Law School in 2012. As a fellow, Wu created the Restaurant Roadmap guide to opening a restaurant in Boston, as well as spearheaded the Boston Food Truck Challenge which resulted in three foodtrucks opening on City Hall Plaza.
In 2012, Wu, a former student of United States. Senator Elizabeth Warren at Harvard Law School, worked as the Constituency Director for Warren"s 2012 campaign against Scott Brown. In this role, Wu coordinated outreach to all constituency groups, including communities of color, the LGBT community, veterans, and women.
She would announce her candidacy for Boston City Councilor At-Large a little more than a month after Warren"s election.
Wu was first elected to Boston City Council At-Large in 2013. She finished the election in 2nd place garnering votes from 42% of voters. She was re-elected in 2015, again coming in second place and garnering votes from 57% of voters.
While in City Hall, she has focused on reforming the city"s antiquated permitting system and passed paid parental leave for Boston municipal employees.