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Meet Cincinnati's Aftab Pureval, the first Asian American mayor of a major Midwestern city

Published February 10, 2022 at 11:40 AM CST
Aftab Pureval. (John Minchillo/AP)
Aftab Pureval. (John Minchillo/AP)

Cincinnati’s new Mayor Aftab Pureval is the first Asian American mayor of a major city in the Midwest.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks to him about the Cincinnati Bengals playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday and his plans to tackle gun violence, climate change and other challenges.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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