May 1952 was born in Seattle, USA, native of Guangdong Taishan difficult childhood, his family, in 1974a "best efforts." graduated from the University of Eastern Maine, a small package was English (Bowdoin) College , 1978 and law school at the University of California at Berkeley and received a degree after graduation engaged in civil rights and politics. Ed Lee in 1989 to enter the San Francisco city government work, from 1991 to 1996 served as executive director of the City Commission on Human Rights, in 1996became the Procurement Bureau, after four years as Secretary for Works, two In 2005, a magistrate, in charge of all administrative affairs city is the highest office of elected officials. November 2011 , becoming the first Chinese American mayor of San Francisco history. Ed Lee in 1981 and Linjin Min married, and now have two daughters.
 
Civil rights attorney Ed Lee elected as Mayor of San Francisco, a Chinese history, behind the scenes is the active mobilization of the local Chinese community, the Hong Kong immigrant community leaders vigorously promote Prynne, countersigned Ting Li lists six million people, and finally to the fore. Another major cities of Northern California Bay Area Oakland Mayor GuanLiZhen also ethnic Chinese.

This year, 59 second-generation Chinese immigrants, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Agency (Edwin M. Lee) on November 9 in San Francisco mayoral election in a landslide victory, becoming San Francisco (also known as San Francisco) built the city hundred and sixty years since the first Chinese-American mayor. Over the past decade, there were many ethnic Chinese population of fifty thousand or less as the mayor or the mayor, such as the thirty-year-old Huangsu Fen (Lisa Wong) also overwhelmingly elected on Nov. 8 to the Massachusetts charges forty thousand population Odd fort (Fitchburg) mayor. But Ed Lee was first elected municipal cosmopolitan world-renowned director of the Chinese American. Ed Lee beat another fifteen candidates (including four Chinese) good news came out, the nation's ethnic Chinese are excited to celebrate the history of Chinese politics opened a new page. Ed Lee (American friends are nicknamed him as Ed Lee) parents Guangdong Taishan 1930s, sailed the seas to the New World into the world. Ed Lee's father had joined the U.S. military in World War II, after the war in Seattle, Washington, in the restaurant as a cook. Ed Lee fifteen years old his father died and his mother in garment factories and restaurants, working two jobs to five dependent children. Ed Lee in 1974 with "optimal performance" (summa cum laude) graduated from Eastern Maine an excellent small college package was English (Bowdoin) College in 1978 and the University of California at Berkeley Law College and received degrees. Ed Lee Like many outstanding Guangdong Ji Chinese descent, my parents are in restaurants, garment factories, farms or other Chinese laundry operated stores and factory workers, in a difficult environment they strive for the final out ahead. The second and third generation underprivileged Chinese descent in American society deeds of outstanding performance, many historians believe that immigrants be sufficient † America many poor Jewish children excellence constitute the history of immigration in the history of a glorious chapter. Ed Lee is a ideal youth, he graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law, do not choose a rich business income and immigrant industry, and participate in the civil and political, and public servants to do for the blog. When he first civil rights attorney in San Francisco Asian Law Association for ten years. 1981 and Linjin Min married and has two daughters. Ed Lee in 1989 to enter the San Francisco city government work, from 1991 to 1996 served as executive director of the City Human Rights Commission. Willie Brown (Willie Brown) in 1996 to become the first black mayor of San Francisco history, he appointed as Ed Lee Procurement Bureau, after four years as Secretary for Works. Brown retired in 2004, the new mayor Gavin Newsom (Gavin Newsom) 2005 Ed Lee appointed as magistrates, the city government in charge of all administrative matters, is the highest elected official duties outside the end of last year Lee re Reappointment five magistrates. Verbal assurances do not choose the mayor had in January this year, once in the seventies and eighties of the turn as governor of California Jerry Brown (Jerry Brown) redo Feng Fu, come back to North Korea as governor, he served as deputy governor Timingniusen. Mayor Gavin Newsom's term of office has not expired, the San Francisco City Council narrowly passed served as the Deputy Mayor Ed Lee, on condition that Lee promised not to run for mayor, Lee agreed to this condition. But for decades, and local politics in San Francisco Chinatown (Chinatown) play an important role as a strong woman Prynne (Rose Pak) has vigorously advocated competition Mayor Ed Lee, having been "verbal assurances" are not bound by election of the mayor promised, should take advantage of this golden opportunity to run for mayor.Prynne think not, and also difficult to appear in another five years Chinese mayor. In San Francisco's most influential politicians quickly find Prynne and her election as Mayor Ed Lee supported politicians, this person is the former black mayor Brown. Thus, in a warm and Brown Prynne sedan chair, the Prynne campaign to promote the pro-Lee (Run, Lee, Run) actually collected sixty thousand Ting Li elect the mayor's petition lists. Lee had promised to go all out, desperate one stroke. Worked in 1998-2003 has been the "New York Times' chief correspondent in Beijing Kang Rui (Erik Eckholm) on November 12 at the front page of the newspaper describes Prynne man and his deeds, saying she Ed Lee is to facilitate winning "power brokers" (power broker). Prynne fat 63 this year, the current San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce consultant, she movers and shakers in San Francisco and Chinatown power is not the "Consultant" can do, including the title. Bailan Sheng in China, his father was a businessman, died in the civil war, in 1952 the mother to bring their children to Hong Kong. Prynne seventeen scholarship students studying a women's college in San Francisco, New York, Columbia University School of Journalism Institute after received a master. In the "San Francisco Chronicle" When reporters after eight years, began to engage in social movements, the first mission to the rescue of a great historical value Chinatown hospitals, Prynne is now the hospital director. Prynne is fluent in English and Cantonese, some say she often Koubuzeyan, talk rude, export as "dirty" great cravings. New York, said that Prynne powerful style, his voice was big, love bloody politics, offended many people. However, if no push behind Prynne, Ed Lee may be impossible to run for election, but not likely to come to the fore.Ed Lee on November 9 elections, get over sixty-eight thousand seven hundred votes, the vote was 61.2% one far beyond the ranks second in 38.79%. San Francisco population about 800,000, as the nation's thirteenth largest city, about a quarter Chinese. South of San Francisco near San Jose (San Jose) population has reached nine hundred forty-five thousand last year, has been ranked the nation's tenth metropolis. Chinese is the most worthy of celebration in Northern California Bay Area (Bay Area), two major cities of San Francisco and Oakland (Oakland, also known as Oakland) mayor are ethnic Chinese.Mayor of Auckland GuanLiZhen (Jean Quan) aged 61, and Ed Lee is also the same as the same as the Liberal Democrats. Great-grandfather immigrated to America, she is the fourth generation of "Dragon's female descendants." Husband HuenDehui (Floyd Huen) is also a community activist, recently Oakland police violence against "occupation of Oakland," the masses, the outbreak of the conflict, has come forward to coordinate HuenDehui, U.S. media accused Oakland police are known for their violence known. Incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown has also done Mayor of Auckland. Auckland population of about four hundred and fifty thousand, Asians accounted for a quarter. In mid-January this year, Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Washington, President Obama has invited Ed Lee and GuanLiZhen both attend the White House state dinner. Northern California Bay Area's Chinese community is the largest, oldest ethnic Chinese gregarious place. From the second half of the nineteenth century, the beginning of the California Gold Rush and the construction of railways, that hordes of Chinese settlers along the West Coast to San Francisco majority. After the meantime Chinese riots and prohibiting discrimination against Chinese immigrants, etc. years old overseas Chinese have been working hard to establish their homes in Northern California, so early that they integrate into American society, participation in local politics and fight for their rights. San Francisco is the nation with the most fluent English old overseas Chinese communities. In addition to Ed Lee, GuanLiZhen, the parents were second-generation immigrant students from Taiwan Liu Hongwei (Goodwin Liu) has recently been named governor Bu Langti California Supreme Court Justice, and has been appointed state legislature passed and became the first Asian in California American judges. Incumbent Berkeley Law School's Liu Hongwei (year four years old, his wife is white Americans) who were previously Martinique Obama named federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (governs U.S. West area) judges, but this was the Senate Republican Party boycotted. Republican senators accused the Liberal Democrats in George Bush's nomination of Liu Hongwei conservatives Avery Figure (Samuel A. Alito Jr.) Served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the criticism Avery figure "too conservative." In the Obama era, many Chinese feel proud and elated, the Cabinet has also appeared in the Energy Secretary Steven Chu (Steven Chu) and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke (Gary Locke) two Chinese ministers, Locke now has become the first U.S. ambassador to China, Chinese ambassador to rewrite Sino-US diplomatic history and the history of Chinese immigrants. Chinese voter registration record was elected San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the American Chinese biggest revelation is: to fight and protect the rights and interests of Chinese best way actively involved in American politics and voting is not absent. Prynne before the vote, strongly advocated the Chinese to participate in voter registration, resulting in two million people registered, setting an unprecedented record, and also Ed Lee's victory lay down smooth.