Could Victor Ng Become Quincy’s First Asian American City Councilor?
Jul 6, 2007 by Adam Smith Victor Ng hopes to become Quincy’s first Asian American city councilor. Ng, age 40, filed papers to run for at-large city councilor on June 28. He said he hopes to bring Asian American political representation to Quincy, a city that is nearly 17% Asian. A born-again Christian and the son of Chinese immigrants, Ng was born in New York but has strong connections to Chinatown. He spent much of his youth in Tai Tung Village, a subsidized housing complex on Chinatown’s Tyler St.; was a member of the Chinese youth athletic club, the Boston Knights; and has coached the Boston Hurricanes, another Asian athletic club. He said he was inspired to run for city council because of his love for the city and what he called the city’s “need for Asian representation.” “You can definitely notice the changes in Quincy, how all the new businesses are arising, and a lot of people are moving in. I take the train into work and I see all the different Asians out there,” said Ng, who r
