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September 5th, 2008
ASIAN AMERICANS FOR OBAMA KICKS OFF 60 DAY GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN WITH NEW WEB SITE LAUNCH
Posted by rkoFor Immediate Release
September 05, 2008
Contact: Ramey Ko
Asian Americans for Obama
(M) 512.577.5729
As part of its major 60 day grassroots campaign before November 4, Asian Americans for Obama is launching a new design for its web site, with new social networking tools such as Digg, Facebook, del.icio.us, and StumbleUpon; an updated color scheme and appearance, including the incorporation of the official Obama campaign logo; a page of endorsements from prominent AAPI political and community leaders such as Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA, 15th), Senator Daniel Akaka, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, DNC APIA Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Tammy Duckworth, sister and brother-in-law Maya Soetoro-Ng and Konrad Ng, Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim, Harold and Kumar’s Kal Penn, Manifest Film’s Janet Yang, and X2’s Kelly Hu; grassroots supporter profiles and testimonials, and a calendar of upcoming events.
Other enhancements to the site include:
- Prominent links to Asian Americans for Obama’s MyBarackObama, Facebook, YouTube and Donation pages
- RSS feed to alert users of new content
- Blogroll of Democratic and AAPI-related blogs
- Recent comments from readers
- BlogCatalog button linking back to one of the largest blog directories on the internet
- Comment forms and ways to get involved
- Online voter registration
Since December 2006, Asian Americans for Obama has mobilized AAPI grassroots efforts by providing comprehensive organizing resources, news, information, and media of relevance to AAPIs and the Obama campaign. Asian Americans have rallied both online and in person, traveling from all over the nation to battleground states such as Iowa, Nevada and Texas, with Asian Americans for Obama playing an unprecedented role in this year’s convention, a reflection of Senator Barack Obama’s innovative, bottom-up campaign philosophy. By moving from Typepad to a self-hosted version of Wordpress, Asian Americans for Obama is taking advantage of the most-advanced blogging platform on the planet. Wordpress’ advanced SEO capabilities and open-source extensibility will lend itself to increasing the reach of the website.
With less than 60 days to go before the general election, the new and enhanced features provided by the re-launched web site will empower grassroots supporters everywhere to mobilize effectively for fundraising, volunteering, and outreach. Asian Americans for Obama founder and Texas national delegate Ramey Ko notes, “Sen. Obama’s campaign has empowered everyday people to start a political movement in their own communities. Asian Americans can play a critical role in key battleground states, and it will be up to us to make sure we do.”
Asian Americans for Obama is a nationwide, grassroots organization of progressive Asian Americans who are working to help elect Senator Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. To learn more about Asian Americans for Obama, please visit http://www.asianamericansforobama.com.
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September 10th, 2008 at 1:33 am
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