The 36-year-old Wu, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan, grew up in Chicago and moved to Boston to attend Harvard University and Harvard Law School.

Wu, a mother of two boys, jokingly told her supporters, "One of my sons asked me the other night if sons can be elected mayor of Boston." "They have been, and they will someday again, but not tonight.

Wu, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, will be the first non-white and non-male mayor in Boston's history when she takes office on November 16.

The Law School’s Class of 2023 will participate in a University-wide ceremony Thursday morning that will feature addresses by Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow and actor Tom Hanks in ...