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Our group Twitter account is at http://www.twitter.com/aa4o
To properly send Twitters to other Asian Americans for Obama, in your
Twitter client, type "d aa4o #aa4o [your message here]".
Those of you already adding the #aa4o hashtag did a great job during the last debate.
The results are below.
Obama Shout-outs
Latest on Sun, 07:19
Raghda: I just pay off my credit cards ctllpeoemy when the bill arrives. I haven't paid a cent in interest but have received several gift cards from them [...]
ALexandre: Heres my oipoinn on Heres my oipoinn on green energy.If green energy made sense economically, then the free market would have gone that way. The research that [...]
Wendy: Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "There would be long-lasting ecmoonic damage. The economy would be back in recession. Tax revenues would be falling again and the deficit increasing."Sounds [...]
Marisol: Either Obama has no stomach for learedship, taking some big risks without which nothing big will be accomplished, OR he really is just a representative of the kind of people [...]
Safica: Suze is right. Most people at least use cridet cards, but YES should do so responsibly! Credit card companies need MORE laws holding them in check! [...]
I just got off of the SAALT conference call/webinar with Parag Mehta, Constituency Liaison on the Obama-Biden Transition Team. The slides and audio for the conference call will be up in a day or so at SAALT’s web site (we will also post a link here). For now, here’s a brief summary of the call that particularly pertains to getting a job in the Administration:
Everyone must go through the application process at Change.gov. (Even Parag and Tom Daschle had to do this to get their jobs.)
Figure out which agency or department you want to work for and then look in either the Plum Book or the Prune Book to see what positions are available. (Keep in mind that positions listed in the Plum Book may change, depending on the incoming Administration.)
The Prune Book is put together by an outside organization and is slightly easier to follow.
Keep in mind that the Plum Book does not include job descriptions, so go to the web site of the department or agency that you’re interested in and try to find the biography of the person who currently holds the position you’re interested in to see what they do and what their qualifications are.
The bulk of the jobs will be located in DC, VA and MD, but there will be positions located all over the country. So if you want to stay in the state that you currently reside in, make sure to note that on the Change.gov application.
Consider doing an internship if you’re a student or if you’re just starting out.
This will be a long process, and it may take months or more to fill all of the positions. Right now, the Transition team is focusing on filling the high-level positions (Cabinet, sub-Cabinet appointees, etc.) before moving on to the lower-level political appointments. But it will be a rolling process, so keep an eye out for new positions and openings are they’re made available.
The Transition Team is looking for volunteers, so if you’re in the DC or Chicago area, consider dropping by to help out with data entry and more!
There was much more that was covered during the hour (Parag was very generous with his time and accessibility), so keep an eye on this space for when we post a link to the full audio and slides!
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s Inaugural Committee launched the official inauguration website today at pic2009.org and outlined plans for an inauguration that will underscore their commitment to change business as usual in Washington and ensure that as many Americans as possible, both inside and outside Washington, will be able to come together to unite the country and celebrate our common values and shared aspirations.
The Hawai’i Visitors and Convention Bureau now has a Barack Obama microsite on the offical tourism website, gohawaii.com. The page lists some of the places there were part of President-Elect Obama’s life growing up in Hawai’i and also some spots that he visited on his recent trips.
Matt Haney, Steve Ngo, Nate Mezmer have formed a group called Citizen Hope, which seeks to continue the momentum of the Obama grassroots by empowering change through social networking and community action. We’re having a launch party in San Francisco on Dec. 2.
Here in the Bay Area, we’ve created a new vibrant and diverse political community capable of influencing the direction of our country. We feel it is our responsibility to continue to build upon these gains in efforts to impact our collective future.
Citizen Hope will begin by holding regular events around the San Francisco Bay Area, with each event highlighting a specific issue or cause. Many of our events will involve fundraising and/or an associated “action” that we will ask attendees to take part in—-from volunteering at a local shelter or youth program to finding targeted avenues to further the values of inclusion, opportunity, and diversity. By uniting attendees through awareness and service, we will build our political and social community and push forward our shared values and goals.
Please see the attached phonebank schedule with a few additional phonebanks added since the last schedule I shared with you. Thanks to all of you who attended tonight’s Jim Martin Fundraiser
and/or supported us in our outreach efforts. We raised over $3,000 — a huge success for a low-dollar fundraiser! Let’s continue our efforts by attending phonebanks and insuring Georgia voters continue this
movement toward change!
Last Friday, November 21 and Sunday, November 23, 2008, the NYC Asian Americans for Obama, South Asians for Obama, Filipinos For Obama, Korean Americans for Political Advancement, and Unite HERE held two events in New York City to celebrate President-Elect Obama becoming the next 44th President.
Last Friday, November 21 and Sunday, November 23, 2008, the NYC Asian Americans for Obama, South Asians for Obama, Filipinos For Obama, Korean Americans for Political Advancement, and Unite HERE held two events in New York City to celebrate President-Elect Obama becoming the next 44th President.
On January 19, 2009, the AAPI community’s Pearl Presidential Inaugural Gala will take place at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Washington, DC. Tickets have already sold out, but Asian Americans for Obama is holding a contest for two tickets to this historic event.
As a supporting organization for the event, AAFO is helping to raise money for the Pearl Gala. The individual or organization who raises the most money on behalf of AAFO will win two tickets to the Pearl Gala (with a minimum fundraising goal of $500). To participate, please e-mail Ramey Ko at ramey@asianamericansforobama.com.
For additional details about the Gala, go below the fold.
President-elect Barack Obama announces that he has directed his economic team to assemble an Economic Recovery Plan that will save or create 2.5 million more jobs by January of 2011. For more information, including the full-text of the president-elect’s remarks, please visit http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/2_5_million_jobs/
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