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Mamdani’s new campaigns in Mandarin, Bengali and Spanish wins hearts: ‘Bro’s collecting languages like Pokémon’

Published by The-independent.com By Shahana Yasmin · 17 August 2026 at 14:40
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Mamdani’s new campaigns in Mandarin, Bengali and Spanish wins hearts: ‘Bro’s collecting languages like Pokémon’
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From Rachel Zegler to Duolingo, social media has been unusually enthusiastic about the mayor’s language skills

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