Lowell Lecture
Boston premier screening of the documentary Mayor of Lowell
Date & Time
March 21, 2025 at 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location
Suffolk University - Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
Following the screening, there will be a conversation with former Mayor Chau and the filmmakers Hunter Berube, Kayla Dalton, and Kennis Mor. The evening’s moderator is Carla Rojo, reporter, NBC 10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra. She is a Lowellian and Suffolk University alumna.
Presenting Organization
Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University
Topics
Contact
Susan H. Spurlock (sspurlock@suffolk.edu, 617 504-7297)
Get tickets here. This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the United States at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.