“Because Gjonaj Thinks of Everyone” – Albanian-American Political Journey (2017)

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Mark Gjonaj & Jeta Beqiraj
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Ajetë Sh. Beqiraj during reporting in front of the office of Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, New York.

The story presents a sunday gathering with albanian americans and the key moments from the electoral campaign of Mark Gjonaj, the first Albanian-American elected to public office in the United States.

Alongside three other candidates, Mark Gjonaj entered the race for the New York State Assembly and emerged victorious in the New York City Council elections held on September 12, 2017.

This report was produced in 2017 in New York as part of the autorial project “Albanian Cultural Heritage in the USA”, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo – Department of Culture as well as the Network of Albanian Businesses in New York

Video link: https://youtu.be/2PkyAQkPGVQ

Author: Ajetë Sh. Beqiraj

Editing: Afrim Mula

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