This weekend is a targeted canvassing effort for the APIA community.  The e-mail from the coordinator is below with information on schedule and meeting places:

Hi everyone,
this weekend is the national obama campaign’s targeted
canvass for the API community.  this is our opportunity to show the
community that barack is dedicated to reaching out to the community and
that he understands and wishes to address our needs. 

there will be press coverage for this weekend of canvassing so it’d be great to get as many volunteers out as possible.

below are meet up locations and times for all the canvasses in the Bay Area!

thanks so much!  hope to see you out there.

linda leu
cd8 volunteer and canvass coordinator
obama for america
lindaleu@gmail.com
(301) 646-0530

Saturday, December 15

Saratoga,
(Congressional District 14)

Time:
                        
9:30 – 1:30

Meeting
Location:       Saratoga Fire Station, 14380
Saratoga Ave

San
Francisco, Sunset (Congressional District 12)

Time:                         10:30-1:00

Meeting
location:       San Francisco City Library; 39th
Avenue & Ortega.

Oakland (Congressional
District 9)

Time:                         11:00-2:00

Meeting
location:       Merritt Bakery Park (Oakland,
CA); Lakeshore Ave/18th Street

Cupertino
(Congressional District 15)

Time:                         12:00-3:00

Meeting
location:      It’s a Grind Coffee House, 19622
Stevens Creek Blvd

Sunday, December 16

San
Francisco, Inner Richmond (Congressional District

Time:                         10:30-1:00

Meeting
location:       Sweet Delight, 519 Clement St

With the Iowa Caucus just over three weeks away, I thought I’d post Sen. Obama’s speech from the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Saturday, November 10.  His speech, focusing on the importance of this moment for our country and the need for change, has been credited with giving Obama new momentum and reminding Democratic voters just what is at stake in this primary contest.

So, before the holidays, I want to post this speech again so that we are all reminded of the gravity of this moment, this crossroads for America:      

With the Iowa Caucus just over three weeks away, I thought I’d post Sen. Obama’s speech from the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Saturday, November 10.  His speech, focusing on the importance of this moment for our country and the need for change, has been credited with giving Obama new momentum and reminding Democratic voters just what is at stake in this primary contest.

So, before the holidays, I want to post this speech again so that we are all reminded of the gravity of this moment, this crossroads for America:      

Kal Penn, who made his name playing Taj in Van Wilder and Kumar in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, has endorsed Sen. Obama.

From the Asian American Action Fund blog:

Sen. Obama’s latest Iowa ad perfectly encapsulates the choice posed by the 2008 election - can we face the momentous challenges of our time by doing business as usual, or do we boldly embrace change and have faith that politics and government can work for all Americans again?

By and large, the Democratic candidates have the right ideas for America and the right way to approach the issues.  But I believe that Sen. Obama is the only candidate who brings with him the promise of a deeper change than just the policy positions of the Executive or the laws on the books.  With Sen. Obama as President, we can heal the wounds at home and abroad that have been made by the destructive, divisive, and cynical politics of recent years.  He can show people that just because everybody can’t get their way in politics, it doesn’t mean that we can’t value and respect each and every person.

With just 24 days until the first major contest in the race for the Democratic nomination, we have a choice.  I choose change; will you?

This past weekend, Oprah Winfrey electrified audiences totaling nearly 70,000 people in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, including the largest political rally this year of 30,000 in South Carolina.  Audiences in Iowa and New Hampshire braved icy weather and freezing rain to hear Oprah speak with Sen. Obama.

Oprah, who has never endorsed in a presidential election before, inspired crowds with her passionate eloquence.  You can see some excerpts from Oprah’s and Obama’s speeches below:

http://www.barackobama.com/oprah

You can see a video of Oprah, Sen. Obama, and Michelle Obama’s appearance in Des Moines below:

From the Obama campaign’s AAPI HQ blog:

We are very excited to receive the first endorsement of the Asian American Action (AAA) Fund of Greater Chicago.  We recognize the important work that the AAA Fund has done nationally since 1999 to
advance the APA community and its interests so we are both proud and grateful to receive this new chapter of the Fund’s support.

Last Monday, the Asian American Action (AAA) Fund of Greater Chicago celebrated its inaugural reception among an enthusiastic crowd of over 150 guests at Phoenix restaurant in the Chinatown area of Chicago.   And just as exciting, the AAA Fund used this occasion to announce that for its first major political endorsement, the Fund would be supporting the candidacy of Barack Obama.   The featured speaker, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who is an Obama supporter, congratulated the organization for empowering the Asian American community in Illinois and underscored that Senator Obama is committed to achieving the same goals.  Other honored guests included Congressman Danny Davis and Illinois State
Senators Iris Martinez and Kwame Raoul.  The AAA Fund is a progressive political organization that is dedicated to increasing the voice of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community in local, state and federal government by helping to elect APA and other political candidates who have a demonstrated commitment to the community, and by engaging APAs in the political process.

Barack Obama looks forward to not only working with the members of the AAA Fund of Greater Chicago over the coming months and years, but also the entire Asian American and Pacific Islander community in his movement to strengthen opportunities for all Americans.

Nick News on Nickelodeon is looking for teen supporters aged 12-16 of
Sen. Obama to interview for an upcoming show on teens and the primary
elections. They want to know why kids support a particular candidate,
what issues are important to them and why, and why kids should care
about the election even if they can’t vote.

They want to have as
diverse an interview pool as possible, so they’re looking for some
Asian American teen Obama supporters for the show.

If you or
someone you know is interested, please contact me at
asianamericansforobama@gmail.com for the reporter’s contact
information. Thanks!