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Yow sworn in as youngest WOC mayor of California city

December 17, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jocelyn Yow

Jocelyn Yow was officially sworn in last week as the mayor of Eastvale, the youngest woman of color to ever serve as mayor of a California city.

Yow, 25, was elected to the Eastvale City Council in 2018 and served as mayor pro tem before becoming mayor this year.

She is the daughter of a Vietnamese refugee and a Malaysian immigrant who brought their family to settle down in Eastvale in 2011. Yow is also the new mom of a 6-month-old baby boy.

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 51 | DECEMBER 19 - DECEMBER 25

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