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invites you to join us for drinks featuring a rising political star from our
community
Rep. Raj Goyle
Kansas House Democrat
Saturday, March 1 @ 9:00 PM
Welcome to stay as late as 2:00 AM
At the
Bar Bollywood
902
Capitol St. (at Travis St.)
Houston,
TX
ALL 18+ ARE WELCOME. NO COVER. NO RSVP REQUIRED.
Enjoy a
drink and mingle with fellow Obama supporters and Rep. Goyle, who has dedicated
his career to public service, and is fired up and ready to share his enthusiasm
for Sen. Obama! With Election Day just days away, our generation of South
Asian and Asian Americans will help Barack Obama win the state of Texas!
Want to help Barack win Texas? Then get on the phone! Phonebanks are taking place nationwide, just check the mybarackobama.com site to find one near you. Details about NYC and San Francisco are below.
Or make calls from home, all you need is an internet connection. Get together with some friends and help Obama win the AAPI/South Asian vote in Texas!!! Here are the links to make outreach calls to specific communities:
Although the campaign would have liked to target even more ethnic communities for the TX call program, limitations in the two voter databases we received for TX prevented meaningfully identifying more ethnic groups to target for this specific call program.
A furious weekend of activities took place in Barack Obama’s home state of Hawai‘i, before the Feb. 19 primary caucuses there. Sen. Obama’s sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng (top right), lives in Honolulu with her husband, Konrad Ng, and their daughter, Suhaila, and has been making nonstop appearances for her brother.
Congressman Eni Faleomavaega (bottom right), delegate to Congress from American Samoa, and Hawai‘i-born actress Kelly Hu (bottom left) joined Maya at a picnic that Sunday in Kapi‘olani Park.
More than 37,000 voters turned out for the Hawai‘i caucuses, dwarfing the previous turnout record of 4,900 in 1988. Voters handed Sen. Obama a 76 percent victory and a win in every single district of the state.
The next battleground for AAPI votes is in the March 4 Texas primary, with 3.5 percent of the population identified as AAPI, concentrated mostly in Dallas and Houston.
More than two dozen AAPIs traveled to Las Vegas at their own expense
in a trip coordinated by APA for Progress for the Jan. 19 Nevada
primaries, and 300-person AAPI for Obama parties were held in Los
Angeles and San Francisco and headlined by Kelly Hu before the Feb. 5
California primaries.
On Feb. 9 and 10, house parties coordinated by Annabel Park, Grace
Nozaki and Angelica Jongco, and done in partnership with Latinos for
Obama and South Asians for Obama, were held in Los Angeles, Chicago,
San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C., generating more then
10,000 virtual phone banking calls to voters in the Potomac primary
states, where Obama won by large margins on Feb. 12.
The next battleground for AAPI votes is in the March 4 Texas
primary, with 3.5 percent of the population identified as AAPI, and
concentrated mostly in Dallas and Houston. “AAPIs in Texas live
scattered throughout many neighborhoods,” said Ramey Ko, founder of
Asian Americans for Obama. “There are virtually no true Chinatowns or
similar ethnic enclaves.” Obama’s AAPI supporters are also getting
ready for a big Texas event on Feb. 22, with a surprise guest.
Senator Obama’s Asian American supporters are making the news all over the country. Here are articles, op-eds, letters to the editors, and other features by and/or about Asian Americans for Obama. Please download and distribute. If you have any more to add, please contact Angelica Jongco at angelicaforobama@gmail.com.
Outlook India Interviews Barack Obama, July 21, 2008 In this one-on-one interview Senator Obama talks about a range of issues, including what distinguishes him from John McCain on foreign policy:
[W]hether I am at an international summit or travelling the world, I will speak not just as someone who mastered my brief, but also as someone who has a grandmother who lives in a village in Africa without running water and indoor plumbing. I will be a president who works to strengthen our relations not just with world leaders, but with the world’s people.
Barack’s Indonesian-American Sister Maya Soetoro-Ng on the Campaign Trail, June-July 2008
MSNBC posts an AP story on Maya’s outreach to Asian American voters here. Philippine News reports from a rally with Oakland youth. AsianWeek reports on SF volunteer appreciation breakfast featuring quote from Barack supporter Grande Lum.
World Journal and Epoch Times Cover AAPI Vote for Change Outreach, May 11, 2008 NYC Asian American outreach efforts covered by World Journal. I’m told the actual number of voters registered by AAPI outreach was over 100. View photo (Alvin Lin, pictured) and article here. Download 20080511_world_journal_vote_for_change_article_translated.pdf
Calif. Obama Delegate Roger Hu Featured in World Journal, Apr. 15, 2008 Roger Hu, a dedicated volunteer for the Obama campaign, gained the most votes for Obama delegate in California’s 14th Congressional District. He was first drawn to politics by the espionage case with Wen Ho Lee. Read the article in Chinese. Read English Translation: Download translation_world_journal_article_roger_hu.pdf
Calif. Obama Supporters Debate on Sing Tao Chinese Language Radio, Mar. 28, 2008 Obama supporters Roger Hu, Albert Wong, and Darcy Paul debate Clinton supporters in Mandarin on Sing Tao radio. Listen to Part 1 of the debate here starting at 12 minutes. Then listen to Part 2 here. Download the article in Sing Tao Daily: Download SingTao-Obama-HRC-SupportersDebate-3.28.08-Chinese.pdf
The AAPI Community Responds to Obama’s Mar. 18, 2008 Speech on Race
"Why Asian Americans in Ohio and Pennsylvania Should Support Barack Obama," Op-Ed by California Assemblyman Ted Lieu in the Erie Chinese Journal Great perspective on why AAPIs should support Barack Obama from the California assemblyman who grew up in Ohio. Rep. Lieu is the Chair of the California Asian American Legislative Caucus. Keep reading …
Maya Soetero-Ng, Obama’s Sister, in UK Times, Mar. 2, 2008 Maya speaks about her big brother Barack, life on the campaign trail, and their multicultural family. Click here to read.
Obama’s Op-Ed in India Abroad, Feb. 29, 2008 Barack writes, "I will be a President who draws upon the energy and expertise of the Indian-American community." Download obama_india_abroad_oped_2.29.08.pdf
"More Hope, More Promise," Op-Ed by Sonal Shah in Indo-American News, Feb. 29, 2008 Click here to read.
"Barack Obama: A Candidate Whose Time Has Come," Op-Ed by Prof. Ronald Takaki, Feb. 26, 2008 Takaki, a professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley and author of A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, writes: "A leader of vision, Obama has reached for the ties that bind — Lincoln’s ‘mystic chords of memory’, seeking to unite us as a diverse people belonging to one nation." Download ronald_takaki_oped_2.26.08.pdf
Front Page Interview in World Journal with Barack’s Brother-In-Law, Konrad Ng, Feb. 24, 2008 World Journal is a nationally-syndicated Chinese-language paper. Download world_journal_konrad_ng_interview_2.24.08 - Chinese.JPG Download english_transl. - Konrad Ng - World Journal - 2.24.08.pdf Click on the image below to enlarge.
Maya Soetero-Ng Featured in NY Times Magazine, Jan. 20, 2008 Maya, Barack Obama’s sister, answers questions about their family, what living in Indonesia taught them about Islam, and their multicultural background. Download maya_soeterong_ny_times_magazine_1.20.08.pdf
"The American Dream," AAPI Grassroots Ad Running in Korea Daily and Korea Times This independently funded advertisement appears from February 20-26, and contains a statement of endorsements from AAPI community leaders across America. (Currently in Korean. English translation will be available shortly). Download korea_times_ad_feb_2008_korean.pdf
"Why Obama Is the Best Change Leader," Op-Ed by Dr. Benham Tabrizi in Korea Times (Texas), Feb. 22, 2008 Dr. Tabrizi, a notable expert on organizational change management, is a best-selling author of the book Rapid Transformation and works extensively with Silicon Valley Top Executives.
"Why I Changed from Clinton to Obama," Op-Ed by Prof. Grace Yoo, Korea Daily, Feb. 22, 2008 Grace J. Yoo is an associate professor at San Francisco State University in the Asian American Studies Department. She is trained as a medical sociologist with research interests in health care access and uninsured Asian Americans. She writes: "Obama’s health care plan is about affordability which truly gives uninsured Americans options." Read the original piece in Korean by clicking here.
Asians for Obama! Editorial in AsianWeek, Feb. 21, 2008 AsianWeek writes about Obama’s overwhelming support among AAPIs in Hawaii: "Obama has brought tangible hope to all Americans. The reality of Asian
American support for Obama presages the destiny of this country. Within
our lifetimes, most Americans will be people of color, including the
president of the United States." Keep reading … Click on the image below to enlarge.
"Obama’s Better Judgment on the Iraq War," Op-Ed by Anthony K. Lee in Korea Daily (Texas Ed.), Feb. 18, 2008, page A-2 Author Anthony Lee is a San Francisco lawyer and Harvard Law School classmate of Barack. The photo of Barack and Anthony was taken at the first Obama campaign fundraiser in San Francisco in February 2007 Download anthony_k_lee_oped_korea_daily_2.18.08 - English Transl..pdf
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Washington Post profiles Obama supporters Annabel Park and Dave Kumar, Feb. 10, 2008 Annabel is a filmmaker and activist who organized a group of AAPIs to volunteer for Obama before the Nevada caucuses and Dave is the founder of South Asians for Obama in Washington, DC. Read the coverage here.
"Why Obama," Op-Ed by Professor Jerry Kang in Korea Times, Feb. 5, 2008 Professor Kang is a scholar of civil procedure, race, and communications at UCLA Law School. His op-ed ran in Korean, and the English translation can also be downloaded here. Download jerrykang_koreatimes_2.5.08 - Korean.jpg
Filipino American Obama Supporters Profiled in Balita (Los Angeles), Feb. 5, 2008 This article about Filipino American campaigners features Mario Bonifacio and Angelica Jongco. Mario is a four-year Iraqi veteran and California native, who returned home in May 2007 and almost
immediately threw his support behind Senator Obama. Mario is a full-time field organizer for the Obama campaign. Angelica is a San Francisco-based civil rights lawyer and member of Asian Americans for Obama. Keep reading …
AsianWeek Endorses Barack, Feb. 1, 2008 AsianWeek endorses Barack on the Sunday before SuperTuesday. Read the short and sweet endorsement here.
"A Lesson from My Father: Vote for Obama," Op-Ed by Wayne Nishioka in Nichi Bei Times, Jan. 31, 2008 Obama AAPI Volunteer Coordinator for Calif. CD 9 (Oakland) Wayne Nishioka writes: "At 94, going on 95, my dad is voting for Barack Obama. Why? Because he likes Obama’s judgment and the fact that his multi-faceted life forces him to see life from many different perspectives …" Keep reading …
"I Believe in Barack Obama," Op-Ed by AJ Halagao in Philippine News, Jan. 30, 2008 Read AJ Halagao’s letter in support of Senator Obama in the January 30, 2008 edition of the Philippine News,
which is the most widely circulated Filipino paper in the United States. Halagao, a Filipino American lawyer from Hawaii,
explains that Barack Obama has launched an “extraordinary campaign that
has been dynamic, dignified and painstakingly positive.” Keep reading …
Op-Ed by Preeta Bansal in India Abroad, Jan. 30, 2008 Preeta Bansal, former Solicitor General of the State of New York, Commissioner and
past Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom and former special counsel in the Clinton White House and
Justice Department, writes: "Senator Obama – through the multitude of his life experiences and the
calm, respectful style of his leadership – is someone who naturally and
instinctively bridges so many divides." Download bansal_oped_india_abroad_1.30.08.pdf
The Filipino Channel Covers AAPIs for Obama Party in San Francisco, Jan. 29, 2008 Interviews with Kelly Hu, San Francisco School Board member Hydra Mendoza, and Community Organizer Dexter Ligot. Take a look at this high energy event.
"Obama, First Pinoy US President?" Column by Ben Pimentel in the Philippine Inquirer, Jan. 29, 2008 Veteran Bay Area journalist Pimentel writes: "Oh, all right, so he’s not Filipino. But he did live in Indonesia
which is close enough, right? He also grew up in Hawaii, a state where
the Pinoy community is huge and has even had a Pinoy governor.
And if the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison can claim that Bill Clinton was the first African American president, well, I should be able to
make a similarly wild claim about Barack Obama. I mean he looks Pinoy,
doesn’t he? He could very well be Pareng Barack." Keep reading …
"The Man and the Moment," Op-Ed by Eddie Wong in AsianWeek, Dec. 27, 2007 Eddie was the National Field Director for Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign and a member of Obama’s AAPI National Leadership Council. He writes that "Obama is the best person to meet the challenges of this historical
moment. He has shown a deep grasp of issues and, more importantly,
exhibited the ability to listen to other points of view and find ways
to build alliances across historic barriers." Keep reading …
Rekha Basu: Obama Can Heal Divisions, Win Hearts and Minds, Des Moines Register, Dec. 19, 2007
In the weeks before the Iowa caucuses, Basu breaks with her editorial
board and writes: "This moment belongs to Obama." Read more here.
AAPI Canvass for Change in San Francisco Bay Area, Sing Tao, Dec. 15, 2007 San Francisco School Board Member Jane Kim, volunteer coordinator Linda Leu, and AAPIs for Obama Angelica Jongco and Rocky Choi pass fliers in Chinatown, after a day in which 60 volunteers canvassed throughout the Bay in Asian American neighborhoods.
"The Way to a Post-Racial America," Op-Ed by Hrishi Karthekiyen in The Indian American, Nov-Dec 2007 Karthekiyen is a D.C. based attorney and founding member of South Asians for Obama. He writes that Barack "alone has the ability to inspire a new generation of Americans — regardless of race, color or national origin — to approach our problems with a renewed sense of confidence in the collective talents of our country." Download karthekiyen_oped_the_indian_american_nov_dec_2007.pdf
I was a history major in college and have always had a strong love of the subject. I think my dad probably was responsible for sparking that interest; he’s a huge history buff and used to tell me bedtime stories about Chinese history.
So I was heartened to see this fabulous group endorsement of Obama by dozens of well-respected historians around the country:
Our country is in serious trouble. The gap between the wealthy elite and the
working majority grows ever larger, tens of millions of Americans lack
health insurance and others risk bankruptcy when they get seriously ill, and
many public schools do a poor job of educating the next generation. Due to
the arrogant, inept foreign policy of the current administration, more
people abroad mistrust and fear the United States than at any time since the
height of the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, global warming speeds toward an
unprecedented catastrophe. Many Republicans and overwhelming numbers of
Independents and Democrats believe that, under George W. Bush, the nation
has badly lost its way. The 2008 election thus comes at a critical time in
the history of the United States and the world.
We endorse Barack Obama for president because we think he is the candidate
best able to address and start to solve these profound problems. As
historians, we understand that no single individual, even a president, leads
alone or outside a thick web of context. As Abraham Lincoln wrote to a
friend during the Civil War, "I claim not to have controlled events, but
confess plainly that events have controlled me."
However, a president can alter the mood of the nation, making changes
possible that once seemed improbable. Lincoln signed the Emancipation
Proclamation and kept the nation united; Franklin D. Roosevelt persuaded
Americans to embrace Social Security and more democratic workplaces; John F.
Kennedy advanced civil rights and an anti-poverty program.
Barack Obama has the potential to be that kind of president. He has the
varied background of a global citizen: his father was African, his
stepfather Indonesian, his mother worked in the civil rights movement, and
he spent several years of his c
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