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December 10th, 2007
Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago Endorses Sen. Obama
Posted by Asian Americans for ObamaFrom the Obama campaign’s AAPI HQ blog:
We are very excited to receive the first endorsement of the Asian American Action (AAA) Fund of Greater Chicago. We recognize the important work that the AAA Fund has done nationally since 1999 to
advance the APA community and its interests so we are both proud and grateful to receive this new chapter of the Fund’s support.
Last Monday, the Asian American Action (AAA) Fund of Greater Chicago celebrated its inaugural reception among an enthusiastic crowd of over 150 guests at Phoenix restaurant in the Chinatown area of Chicago. And just as exciting, the AAA Fund used this occasion to announce that for its first major political endorsement, the Fund would be supporting the candidacy of Barack Obama. The featured speaker, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who is an Obama supporter, congratulated the organization for empowering the Asian American community in Illinois and underscored that Senator Obama is committed to achieving the same goals. Other honored guests included Congressman Danny Davis and Illinois State
Senators Iris Martinez and Kwame Raoul. The AAA Fund is a progressive political organization that is dedicated to increasing the voice of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community in local, state and federal government by helping to elect APA and other political candidates who have a demonstrated commitment to the community, and by engaging APAs in the political process.
Barack Obama looks forward to not only working with the members of the AAA Fund of Greater Chicago over the coming months and years, but also the entire Asian American and Pacific Islander community in his movement to strengthen opportunities for all Americans.
