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When he was sworn in at the start of the year, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made history as the first Asian American person to lead the nation\u2019s largest city. And as he assembled a diverse team of advisers, he appointed fellow Asian Americans to a number of important posts. Yume Kitasei, who is Japanese American, became the first Asian American to lead the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Richard Lee, who\u2019s Korean American, was recruited from the New York City Council to lead Mamdani\u2019s Finance Department. And Zara Rahim, a high-powered consultant of Bangladeshi descent, went from contributing to an upset victory to serving as an influential adviser to the mayor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more Tomorrow\u2019s Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n

City & State\u2019s annual Asian Trailblazers highlights many of the high-ranking Asian Americans who are on the rise in New York. The list, researched and written in partnership with journalist Natasha Ishak, features trusted advisers to politicians such as Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer. It includes behind-the-scenes political consultants and policy strategists shaping the direction of New York. And it spotlights advocates and activists who are improving daily life in Asian American communities \u2013\u00a0and for all New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

Read more The 2026 Nonprofit Trailblazers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leaders of New York\u2019s Asian American communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,35,36],"tags":[7,38,39],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york-state","category-publishers-section","category-trailblazers","tag-new-york-state","tag-publishers-section","tag-trailblazers"],"yoast_head":"\nThe 2026 Asian Trailblazers - Business Relocation Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/businessrelocationdigest.com\/?p=57\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The 2026 Asian Trailblazers - Business Relocation Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Leaders of New York\u2019s Asian American communities.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/businessrelocationdigest.com\/?p=57\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Business Relocation Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-26T22:43:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/businessrelocationdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f4ae1275fd5394f2a23ad833ed154457.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/?p=57#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/?p=57\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3174a35dc160ba2a2c93ee7892afb9e0\"},\"headline\":\"The 2026 Asian Trailblazers\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-26T22:43:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/?p=57\"},\"wordCount\":216,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/?p=57#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/f4ae1275fd5394f2a23ad833ed154457.png\",\"keywords\":[\"New York State\",\"Publisher's Section\",\"Trailblazers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"New York State\",\"Publisher's Section\",\"Trailblazers\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/?p=57#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/?p=57\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessrelocationdigest.com\\\/?p=57\",\"name\":\"The 2026 Asian Trailblazers - 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