Cross-posted at Asian Americans for Obama by APAP board member Ramey Ko:
Today was the first “official” day of the Democratic National Convention. It’s going to be hard to put the entire exhilarating yet exhausting experience into words, so I’ll try to keep my comments brief and let my photos do most of the talking. [Read more →]
Please enjoy some pictures of our APAP members - including Curtis Chin, Theresa Mah, Preeti Kulkarni, Gloria Chan, Oiyan Poon and Angelica Jongco - at the Democratic National Convention, courtesy of Theresa Mah!
MEDIA ADVISORY:
SUNDAY, AUG. 24, 2008
RECORD NUMBERS OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION ACTIVITIES FOR THE FIRST TIME
Official Democratic APIA Communications Center To Get Party’s Message Out
To Asian and Pacific Islander American Communities
DENVER, COLO. – The Democratic National Convention’s APIA Communications Center today announced details for Asian and Pacific Islander American events scheduled at this year’s convention. Thousands of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans will participate in this week’s activities, charting the community’s greatest involvement in American political convention history. [Read more →]
The AAPI Vote Team is off to Denver. Below please find the agenda to the caucus meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you all there. Should you need us, the best way to get in touch with us is via email. Thanks, Charmaine Manansala [Read more →]
Great interview with Konrad Ng at The Spec.com!
How would you cope if you were the brother-in-law of a man who might become the next president of the United States?
That’s the scenario facing Burlington-native Konrad Ng, 34. The Honolulu resident, who left Burlington after he graduated from Nelson High School, is married to Maya Soetoro, the half-sister of Democratic hopeful Barack Obama.
Cross-posted at Asian Americans for Obama.
Cross-posted from Daily Kos. Thanks to Populista for the use of his code!
Today is Ashwin Madia Blog Day and so as a supporter from pretty much the day the primary field settled. I thought I’d post a little bit about why I’ve been part of Madiamania for so long. It shouldn’t be two hard because two blogs today, Ashin’s in The Hill and Howie Klein’s on DownWithTyranny, have spelled out my main reason pretty well. I’ve supported Ashwin Madia since the start beacuse he has courage. [Read more →]
Back in March, Asian Americans for Obama (AAFO) began a series of weekly web releases highlighting the Asian American community’s support for Senator Obama. As the general election approaches, AAFO will be starting up this series again on a weekly basis. Please see the first of the new Weekly Web Releases at Asian Americans for Obama.
George Takei, Kelly Hu and George Huang — three incredible industry pioneering talents — donated their valuable time and led a phenomenal crew in creating an AAPI-targeted get-out-the-vote public service announcement for the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment, or CAUSE. The PSA launched last night with Kelly and the cast and crew at a release party at J Lounge in LA. [Read more →]
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2008
CAUSE LAUNCHES NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT URGING THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO VOTE
Pasadena, CA — Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) launches its get-out-the-vote public service announcement, “Embrace Your Power,” to encourage Asian Pacific Americans (APA) to vote in the November 4th election.
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BUILDING AAPI POLITICAL POWER FROM THE GROUND FLOOR
Join special guest Congressman Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and National Vice Chair of the Democratic Party, and co-hosts San Francisco school board member and Board of Supervisors candidate Eric Mar, Campbell City Councilmember Evan Low, Calif. Democratic Party APIA Caucus Secretary Levin Sy, former Cupertino Mayor Michael Chang, Cate Park, Anderson Le, Tim Tom and Linda Lu Nordling at a fundraiser for the Asian American Civic Project (apapipeline.org), a new political training and placement program for Asian American and Pacific Islander recent college graduates. The project is run by the APA for Progress PAC under the leadership of Clarence Tong.
Monday, August 18, 2008
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Wine Room
520 Ramona Street
Palo Alto.
Suggested donation of $10-$20. Join the Host Committee for this event at $100 give/get. Contact Keith Kamisugi at keith@keithpr.com.
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