Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Chulan Huang as her liaison to the Chinatown and Downtown neighborhoods. He will join the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) which overseas community outreach and city services. Huang immigrated from China to Boston’s Chinatown at age 3 where he still lives. He is fluent in English and Cantonese and conversational in Mandarin. Over the years, Huang has been involved in the neighborhood’s youth programs and the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

He is no stranger to heavy lifting as he is an avid powerlifter.