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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 Fri, 00:59
EFFIE: Howdy! Wonderful idea, but might this truly work?
nincchulk: Hi,
i can say, that Teak Furniture Refinishing will be this year best!
regards!
Ramey: Don't forget to vote today!
hafizi: yes we need a change!
Ramey: The words in my mind as we remember Sen. Kennedy: "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here [...]
From DHS
Release Date: January 29, 2009
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010
President Obama announced today his intention to nominate Ivan K. Fong as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Secretary Janet Napolitano also announced several key members of her staff: David A. Martin, Principal Deputy General Counsel; Brian De Vallance, Senior Counselor to the Secretary; and Sean Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.
THE GIFT OF HOPE: 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee’s National Day of Service
January 19, 2009 was the Presidential Inaugural Committee’s National Day of Service, and on this day, Americans, throughout America, and Americans who came to Washington D.C. for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, heeded President Barack Obama’s call for national public service.
The Michigan Dailyhas a great article about U-Mich alum and Ann Arbor native Eugene Kang (aka “Reggie Jr.”). As mentioned in the article and in this New York Times Magazine feature, Eugene serves as special assistant to the president, making him a third-level senior staffer who will be “side-by-side” with President Obama during the president’s daily activities. (And he is all of 24-years-old!)
Monday was India Republic Day, the 58th anniversary of India’s independence and the adoption of its Constitution. President Barack Obama released a statement commemorating the holiday that can be read at the White House blog. He also sent well wishes to India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, who is recovering from heart surgery.
Stuart J. Ishimaru, the new acting chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Stuart J. Ishimaru, the senior Democrat on the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission, was appointed acting chairman of the body yesterday by President Obama.
The sea of humanity stretched before me and behind me was spectacular. Inspiring. Unbelievable. Despite the hours of waiting in below freezing temperatures, waking up before dawn, walking miles to score a spot where all the action was but a speck on the horizon, I feel like I was part of something greater than myself. I was part of history. The moment will live on forever in my memory. I feel lucky, proud and amazed that I can say “I was there”. It was so worth the time, money and energy to get there. Elizabeth Alexander’s Inaugural Poem, “Praise Song for the Day”, captures the essence of this movement so well. It’s what really brought me to tears on that incredible day. I am certainly feeling the promise and potential of today’s sharp sparkle and winter air. Read the poem now, if you didn’t catch it on Tuesday. Yes we did.
David Hou invited me to write this for ningin.com, a site covering Asian media and pop culture.
A Black man born in Hawai’i with an Asian sister was sworn into office Tuesday as our President. He took the oath of office on the same bible used by Abraham Lincoln for the exact same oath 148 years ago, realizing the dreams of countless African Americans and others who previously never imagined this moment.
President Barack Obama now leads our country into uncertain and troubled times. But he begins work on our nation’s ills with unprecedented numbers of Asian Americans in substantive roles in this Administration.
Captioned Media for Obama has uploaded captioned versions of Parag Mehta’s video on the Asian American community with both English and Japanese captions. Captions in Tagalog will be available shortly. To view videos in other formats, please see more at Captioned Media’s Inauguration Coverage.
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