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Suzanne Lee was recruited: first to become a teacher and later a community organizer in Boston's Chinatown. In 2011 and again in 2013 she was recruited by her community to run for the District 2 seat on Boston's City Council against incumbent Bill Linehan. She lost both times.

This story documents Suzanne's journey from educator, to organizer to political candidate -- and demonstrates how her path reflected the evolution of political consciousness in Boston's Chinatown community as a whole. 

Ultimately, the piece asks two questions.
What does it take to accept leadership when it is thrust upon you? What can we learn from politics about race and racism in America?


What do you think leadership is?

A conversation with the chair of the social studies department at Brattleboro Union High School, or BUHS as it’s commonly known, Kevin Martell, and four students: senior, Kristol Long; senior, Ryan Taggard; sophomore, Katie Taggard; and junior, Hannah Blake.

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