Mayor Michelle Wu
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49 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard Mar 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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You know, many days... Of Boston.
I asked myself that question, too.
So I grew up in an immigrant family, and it was never, ever in the list of things that you were supposed to think about or do. I just did what my parents wanted, worked hard, played piano, played badminton, did all the things.
And so I found my way to Boston for school. And in the midst of all that, my mom began to really struggle with mental health challenges. So I found myself in my early 20s raising my two younger sisters, taking care of my mom. And Boston has really given me everything that I cherish in my life, the health care that saved my mom's life, the schools that helped me and my family get to where we are.
And now I get to raise my family with my husband, Connor. We have two boys in the schools, a two-month-old little girl.
The best city in the world.
You might be surprised by Boston. Next time you come, we'll have to take you around a little more.
We're an incredibly diverse, welcoming, beautiful city. Okay, that's not true. We are majority people of color. We're 28% people born from another country. And Boston is a place where people have always come for almost 400 years to make good in the world. But also... Okay, don't make me go against New York here. Better sports teams, better quality of life.
I've been through a lot with my family. And in those hardest moments, it often felt like government was the place we had to fight against instead of something to help us through, you know, in the middle of the emergency room or trying to navigate the school system. And there are so many families out there who are working their hardest, trying to do their best.
And in many ways, we just have to make sure that the supports that are needed are not only there, funded, but also connected to every community. That's what I've been fighting for. I got to serve on the city council for eight years. And that's why we have the mayor.
It's not a new thing, I would say. I remember all the time growing up, my parents would say to me and my siblings.
In Mandarin.
When you grow up, get a job that pays well, is very stable, and won't get you in trouble. So I've now been dragged before Congress, threatened with criminal prosecution, working really hard. But at the end of the day, this is where it matters.
All of the programs that we put in place to keep the streets clean, to make our schools actually supportive for our students, to protect people in our communities in a really scary moment, that is what city government is for.
How far do I have to say it? I ran to make sure that families would have a place in our city.
And you back it up with work. Every day that I served on the city council, I was out in neighborhood meetings. I was writing policies that we now have in place to protect our communities and give people opportunity. And it's about making sure that everyone feels part of the decisions that are being made.
Like that's, it's like, you know how the- You're saying I did just turn 40, yes.
Boston is a very passionate city. We cheer hard for our sports teams and people look at politics and government and being involved in the community the same way. And it's pretty hard to make the greatest city on earth even better, but we are working every day to make sure that housing costs can be brought down.
I think it's that... People have a lot to say, and everyone's voice has a place in our community. And when you have so many decisions that come after a long history also of being a place where, for 400 years, people have stood up for the right thing, fought hard to make a difference, finding that consensus is complicated. It's beautiful. It's a hard job. You can't fake it.
In Boston, people will call you out. So you have to show up everywhere and keep working. And it's a hard job, but it's the best job. And I love it.
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