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January 30th, 2009

President Obama Nominates Ivan K. Fong as General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security

Posted by Eugenia

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.

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Tags: Brian De Vallance, Cardinal Health, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, David A. Martin, department of homeland security, department of justice, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Deputy Associate Attorney General, dhs, general counsel, ivan k. fong, janet napolitano, obama campaign, Pennsylvania Communications Director, president barack obama, Principal Deputy General Counsel, Sean Smith, Senior Counselor to the Secretary, us
Posted in Asian Americans and Politics, Media and Press, Obama and Asian Americans, appointments, presidency | 3 Comments »

January 27th, 2009

President Obama’s Statement on India Republic Day

Posted by Eugenia

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.

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Tags: constitution, democracy, heart surgery, independence, india republic day, indian, january 26, liberty, manmohan singh, pluralism, president barack obama, prime minister, religious tolerance
Posted in Events, Media and Press, Obama and Asian Americans | 1 Comment »

January 27th, 2009

President Obama’s Statement Commemorating the Year of the Ox

Posted by Eugenia

From the White House blog:

President Barack Obama released a statement to commemorate the new year:

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Tags: america, asia, asian americans, atlanta, cultural diversity, families, lion dances, lunar new year, new year, new york city, parades, president barack obama, san francisco, washington d.c., white house blog, year of the ox
Posted in Events, Just for fun, Media and Press, Obama and Asian Americans | 2 Comments »

December 24th, 2008

President-Elect Obama Announces More Key White House Staff

Posted by Eugenia

Dear Asian American & Pacific Islander Leaders:

Merry Christmas Eve, Eve. I wanted to make sure you saw today’s announcement about key White House Senior Staff appointments. In particular, please note that Semonti Mustaphi, a South Asian American will serve as Press Secretary for First Lady-in-Waiting Michelle Obama.

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Posted in Asian Americans and Politics, Media and Press, Obama and Asian Americans, appointments | 3 Comments »

December 16th, 2008

President-Elect Obama Announces Environment and Energy Team

Posted by Eugenia

On December 16 in Chicago, President-elect Obama held a press conference to announce key members of his energy and environment team, including Dr. Steven Chu as Energy Secretary. Read the President-Elect’s remarks and view photos at Change.gov.

Tags: barack obama, Carol Browner, change.gov, energy, environment, environmental protection agency, epa, Heather Zichal, Joe Biden, lisa jackson, nancy sutley, president-elect, secretary, Steven Chu, video
Posted in Media and Press, appointments | 1 Comment »

December 16th, 2008

Translation Request for President-Elect Obama’s Weekly Addresses

Posted by Eugenia

Hello everyone,

We’re wanting to show the transition team the advantages of subtitling Obama’s weekly addresses in several languages. Particularly into Spanish and several Asian languages.

If you know of some translators into Korean, Vietnamese, or any other Asian languages that would like to volunteer to translate one weekly address into one of those languages, we’d appreciate it.

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Tags: Asian Language, barack obama, captionedmediaforobama.com, help, iPhone-compatible, Korean, language, michael novak, open captioning, president-elect, second languages, Spanish, subtitles, tertia, transition team, translation, translators, Vietnamese, volunteer, weekly radio address, YouTube
Posted in Action, Asian Americans and Politics, Media and Press, presidency | 3 Comments »

December 16th, 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama Announces Key Members of Energy and Environment Team

Posted by Eugenia

Dear Asian American and Pacific Islander Leaders:

I wanted to make sure you saw today’s announcement on the appointment of Dr. Steven Chu to serve as Secretary of Energy. Dr. Chu joins an incredibly talented and diverse team of leaders including Lisa Jackson, Nancy Sutley, Carol Browner and Heather Zichal to lead our nation towards energy independence.

See the full press release below.

Best,
Parag

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Posted in Asian Americans and Politics, Media and Press, Obama and Asian Americans, appointments, presidency | 4 Comments »

December 8th, 2008

Video of Interview with General Eric Shinseki

Posted by Eugenia

Geenral Shinseki sits down with Change.gov to talk about his commitment to military families and the vital veterans’ issues that the Veterans Affairs agency must tackle in an Obama-Biden administration.

Tags: barack obama, change.gov, general eric shinseki, interview, obama-biden administration, president-elect, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs agency, veterans' issues, video
Posted in Asian Americans and Politics, Media and Press, Obama and Asian Americans, appointments, presidency | 5 Comments »

December 7th, 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama Announces Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Posted by Eugenia

Dear Asian American and Pacific Islander Leaders:

Today, President-Elect Barack Obama announced the appointment of an Asian American to his cabinet. General Eric Shinseki has been tapped to serve as Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs. You will recall that back in 2003, General Shinseki advised that it would take hundreds of thousands more troops to secure Iraq.

He was right.

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Tags: aapi, AAPI Vote program, Air Force, Army, Army Chief of Staff, asian american, Balkans, barack obama, betsy kim, Bronze Star, cabinet member, cabinet secretary, charmaine manansala, chris lu, Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medals, Education & the Arts, general eric shinseki, iraq, Japanese-American, LGBT, Navy, Office of the Public Liaison, Parag Mehta, pete rouse, president-elect, Presidential Transition Team, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Senior Advisor to the President, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, tina tchen, vietnam, West Point, White House Director of Public Liaison
Posted in Asian Americans and Politics, Media and Press, Obama and Asian Americans, presidency | 1 Comment »

December 2nd, 2008

French Media Coverage of the Philadelphia Chinatown Office

Posted by Eugenia

O la la - c’est magnifique!

LES PETITES MAINS D’OBAMA
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Tags: barack obama, chinois, election, la telelibre, les petites mains d'obama, mardi, philadelphia chinatown office, philadelphie, usa, video
Posted in About Obama, Media and Press | 1 Comment »

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