Chin is poised to win election today as the first Chinese-American on

Chin is poised to win election today as the first Chinese-American on the New York City Council to represent New York’s Chinatown, one of the largest concentrations of Chinese outside of mainland China.

She ousted a two-term incumbent in September’s Democratic primary and will be on the ballot November 3 in a district that overwhelmingly favors Democrats.

If elected, she also will be the first Asian-American woman to join the 51-member body responsible for governing the country’s largest and most diverse urban area.

Her likely win is another milestone in the political rise of a rapidly growing Asian-American community.

Source CNN