The first Korean art venue to challenge the New York market, “Winning with Indomitable Transformer DNA”

The first Korean art field candidate to run for the New York mayoral election. [아트 장 선거사무소 제공]

The first Korean candidate appeared in the US mayoral election to be held this November. The main character is Art Chang (58). The Korean name is’Chang Cheol-hee’, the second generation of Lee Min. The main election is scheduled for November 2 after a primary election is held by each party on June 22 to elect official candidates. There are already more than 30 candidates. Candidate Jang, who met over the phone on the 31st of last month, said, “Is it not Korean DNA that does not give up,” saying that the possibility is not high. “I can make a game with my own differentiated points.” The New York Times (NYT) said in an article on December 28 last year that introduces the candidates for the mayor, saying that Jang was “a new outsider in politics,” and “has lived a different life from other candidates.

Jang’s most recent business card was the managing director, an executive at JPMorgan Chase. Before that, he worked as a civic activist from an architectural firm. Candidate Jang said in the phone call, “There is no’transformer candidate’ who has innovated and transformed himself through various careers like me.

He was born in Atlanta and raised in Ohio. In 1963, when he was born, a policy of black-and-white racial discrimination was in place in Atlanta. Asians were among the best. Ohio also had an overwhelming majority of whites. His kindergarten teacher refused to teach, saying, “I have a younger brother who participated in the Vietnam War, and I can’t teach you (Asian).”

Parents of the art field. Mother is his role model. [아트 장 제공]

Candidate Jang explained, “Since I was a child, I grew up constantly recognizing that I am different from others. His mother taught him, “You have to study twice as hard as others, but even half can be recognized.”

My mother’s life wasn’t easy either. It was because of my father’s domestic violence. Candidate Jang confessed, “I used to wake up in the morning with fear,’Would my mother be safe?” Both of them went to prestigious universities in Korea, but they came to the United States in search of new opportunities during the Korean War. However, his father was unable to overcome the trauma of the Korean War and violated domestic violence. Candidate Jang said, “I can never justify the violence my father committed,” he said. “But he was a creative person, and he learned English by himself and lived a difficult life.”

Jang’s role model is her mother. Candidate Jang said, “My mother dreamed of becoming a doctor in the United States. No matter what happened last night, in the morning my mother always served breakfast and was studying before me.” His mother’s dream was for Jang to go to Harvard Medical School to become a famous doctor, but he chose to major in women’s studies at Yale University. After that, he decided to go to New York for only 400 dollars.

Why was it New York? “Isn’t it a place where all different races are accepted,” he affirmed, “to me, New York is the best city in America.” The reason he entered the political world was also because of his sense of crisis that New York he loved was ruined. He said, “When it becomes the market, we will first improve the vaccination system and write a policy for the vulnerable who cannot afford the monthly rent.”

YouTube capture of Art Chief’s declaration to run for election. Filmed on the streets of Manhattan. [유튜브 캡처]

The wall of reality is high. Candidates, such as Andrew Yang, who ran for the Democratic presidential nominee last year, have already cast their votes. Candidate Jang, however, said, “No one has ever had a variety of experiences like me.”

Reporters Jeon Sujin and Kim Sunmi [email protected]