Who is Barack Obama?

Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Obama in New York
to Release Comprehensive Plan for Change

Obama’s “Blueprint for the Change We Need for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders” to be Unveiled

NEW YORK- The New York Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Obama will release Senator Barack Obama’s “Blueprint for the Change We Need for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders” on Monday, October 13, at 6:00 pm. The comprehensive document will identify the issues affecting the AAPI community and describes Senator Obama’s plans to address the issues and his record on the issues.

The Blueprint will address a wide range of issues, including economic opportunity, education, immigration, health care, home ownership, seniors, women, civil rights, foreign policy, veterans and faith.

WHAT: Unveiling of “Blueprint for the Change We Need for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders”

WHO: New York City Councilmember John Liu,
Former Solicitor General of New York Preeta Bansal
NY State Assemblymember Ellen Young
Democratic candidate for NY State Assembly Grace Meng

WHEN: Monday October 13th, 2008 at 6:00 pm

WHERE: Flushing Mall 133-31 39 Ave, Flushing, NY

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2008
Contact: Obama Press Office, (312)-819-2423

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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!

Christopher Buckley, columnist for the National Review, the influential conservative publication founded by his father, William F. Buckley, announced his support for Sen. Barack Obama today. He writes, “This campaign has changed John McCain. It has made him inauthentic. A once-first class temperament has become irascible and snarly; his positions change, and lack coherence.” Obama, on the other hand, “has exhibited throughout a ‘first-class temperament,’ pace Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.’s famous comment about FDR.” Buckley concludes, “We are all in this together. Necessity is the mother of bipartisanship. And so, for the first time in my life, I’ll be pulling the Democratic lever in November. As the saying goes, God save the United States of America.”

Nevada AAPI Outreach- canvassing
Date: Friday, October 17 at 7:30pm- Monday, October 20, 2008
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Contact: Jay Chen at 626-534-3544

Voter Registration at Manila Market
Date: weekends
Location: Manila Markets, 1416 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas , NV 89104
Contact: Dr. S. E. Elia, abramsey@gmail.com

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Voter Registration
Date: Every weekend from now until November 2, 2008
Location: Hmong International Market, 217 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN
Details: If you are interested in helping to register voters and generate support for Barack Obama’s candidacy, come to the Hmong International Market.
Contact: Lee Pao Xiong at 651.492.4491, xiong@csp.edu for more information on how to get involved.

Canvass for Ashwin Madia and Barack Obama
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Time: 10:00 am
Location: DFL Office (10200 73rd Avenue North, Maple Grove, MN)
Details: The MN AAPI Community and friends of the community will canvas for Ashwin Madia and Barack Obama. Two great Democrats - one great Saturday.  Come help the AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander Community) and friends of the AAPI community help get Barack Obama, Ashwin Madia and the Democrats elected to office!  Lunch will be served as well!  We’ll be knocking on doors and wearing out the shoe leather to get a win for the Dems in Minnesota.
Contact Mira Vats-Fournier at 612-296-7059 or at vates001@hotmail.com to volunteer.

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House Party
Date: October 19- 25
Location: 4856, N. DRAKE AVENUE, FIRST FLOOR, APT # 1, CHICAGO, IL-60625-5663.
Contact: MUBARAK PATEL at patel.mubarakali@yahoo.com (773) 463-8740

Call for Volunteers to send to Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin

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Asian American Voter Registration
Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Contact: Elizabeth Lynch, lynche03@yahoo.com
Other contacts: For Korean church voter registration, please email and coordinate with Ryan Kim (ryankim21c@gmail.com).  For South Asian temple voter registration, please email and coordinate with Partha Banerjee (banerjee2000@hotmail.com).

House Party
Date: October 19- 25
Contact: Penny Mandeville at shiningphoto@yahoo.com
Location: 159 valley road, Divide, Colorado 80814

Phonebanking
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: 939 Market Street, 5^th Street, San Francisco, CA
Details: We’re in the home-stretch of this historic election. California volunteers can make a huge difference by making phone calls to Nevada. Join the effort now! No experience necessary - we’ll train you on-site. If you cannot come down to our office to phonebank, please call from home. Click here to find out how. You can also follow the steps below to know how:
1. Go to www.barackobama.com 2. Scroll down and find the “Make a Difference” section. It’s in the middle of the webpage on the right. 3. Click on “Talk to Voters” 4. Login or create an account 5. Click on “Californians Call Nevadans.” 6. Click on the “Join Campaign” button 7. Click on the “Make Calls Now” button and get started!

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Contact for WA events listed below: Melissa Montenegro, Melissa.Montenegro@gmail.com.

Voter Registration/Outreach in Spokane, Washington
Location: Various areas in Spokane, WA including various local universities/colleges (i.e. Eastern Washington, Spokane Community College, and Gonzaga University), Asian supermarkets, and churches.
Contact: Melissa Montenegro, melissa.montenegro@gmail.com

Utsav South Asian Performing Arts Festival
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008 - Sunday, October 12, 2008
Location: Seattle Center House
Contact: Melissa Montenegro, melissa.montenegro@gmail.com:

Kids for Obama Parade
Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008
Location: Seattle’s Green Lake
Contact: Erika Berg, kidsforobamaparade@yahoo.com
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/organizing/gshk3h

Pt. Suresh Talwalker, Tabla Workshop
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Brechemin Auditorium, University of Washington campus
Details: Admission - FREE. www.ragamala.org
Contact: Melissa Montenegro, melissa.montenegro@gmail.com