LA's Mayor-Elect Nithya Raman Once Worked in Chennai
Nithya Raman has been elected as Los Angeles's first South Asian mayor. Before entering US politics, she worked among the urban poor in Chennai. There she used data to show gaps in slum resettlement and public facilities.
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Context: Los Angeles is one of the largest cities in the United States. Her early work in Chennai shows how an Indian urban planner's focus on data and housing has travelled abroad.
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