Alaskan native Holly Miowak met Barack at the 2008 Democratic National Convention and discussed the importance of Barack’s policies to the Alaskan community.

Out of ideas, out of time, and just plain out of touch, the McCain-Palin camp has resorted to casting aspersions on Obama’s character by pushing the question, unbelievably, “Who is Barack Obama?” Their latest attack rests on the ridiculous notion that after 20+ months of the longest and most vigorously contested primary and general election in modern history, accompanied by historic levels of voter interest, Americans somehow don’t know who Sen. Obama is. It’s not the first time McCain has insulted the intelligence of Americans, and it won’t be the last. In a characteristically classy response, the Obama campaign has released yet another intimate look behind-the-scenes at Sen. Obama, his family, and his campaign. Watch the video for some of the most candid moments of the campaign and the Obama family at the DNC in Denver - Barack, Michelle, Sasha, Malia, Konrad, Maya, Suhaila, Craig and Marian Robinson, and more!

Cross-posted from Ningin with permission of Ningin and Maimounah Masudi (thanks, Maimounah!)

Asian America: Obama Victory Fund
October 5, 2008 04:53 PM | by Maimounah Masudi

On Friday October 3, 2008,  James Yee and other notables attended an Obama Victory Fund event at the home of Laurie and Scott Oki in Bellevue, WA. The Asian American Finance Committee also headed the event.

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A short video that played at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. See Asian Americans for Obama founder Ramey Ko speak at 1:59!

This is a special “BARACK THE VOTE” edition of 2WayMirror where we’ve compiled interviews from 6 AAPI leaders explaining why the Asian American and Pacific Islander community should support Barack Obama for President.  The clips are taken from the interviews during the Democratic National Convention in Denver so if you want to hear the entire interview of any of the featured speakers, please listen to the respective past podcast interviews.

Community leaders featured in this Barack the Vote edition are:

1. Angelica Jongco - Chair of Filipinos for Obama

2. John Chiang - California State Controller

3. David Mineta - Jefferson Union High School Board Member

4. Ann Kalayil - Co-Chair Obama National AAPI Leadership Council

5. Prem Shunmugavelu - Board Member Indian American Leadership Initiative

6. Esther Kia`aina - Native Hawaiian community leader

Listen to the podcast at http://www.2waymirror.net

One of the most amazing parts of my DNC experience was meeting so many amazing AAPI superstars in one place.  Here’s a photo of political superstar DNC Vice Chair, Congressman Mike Honda and entertainment superstar Daniel Dae Kim of Lost.

Voters in this country just saw how the two major party candidates for president include AAPIs in the political process.

At the Republican convention, “the count of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders not from Hawai’i was negligible,” wrote Jeff Chang on his vibe.com blog.

The Democratic convention saw record numbers of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders participate, including Barack Obama’s sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and other AAPI leaders in prime speaking roles, and a significant increase of AAPI delegates over the last convention. Read the rest of this entry »

Cross-posted from Angry Asian Man:

Phil Fung, a Miami-based visual artist, had his portrait of Barack Obama chosen as a finalist for for MoveOn.org’s Manfest Hope Gallery Contest. As one of the winners, he had his painting on display at the Manifest Hope Gallery during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Very cool: Guerrilla artists voting with street signs.

Hey, I’m Anjani Nadadur. I am seventeen years old, and an intern for Congressman Brad Sherman and at the Obama HQ in Los Angeles. Last week, I was lucky enough to travel to Denver, where I was introduced to the wonderful Cate Park last week in Denver. I saw her a few days ago and she suggested I write about my experience at the convention. I have never really done anything like this before, so here goes… Read the rest of this entry »