03.25.08
Posted in Politics at 8:10 am by william_lee_intern
Barack Obama who occupies the middle space between black and white is able to reflect upon his life in the white, black and APA communities, and has gone further than any previous non-white campaigner on the presidential campaign. It is believed that Asian Pacific Americans would be the first minority to win the White House. Sen. Obama has stated repeatedly throughout the campaign that electing one person will not change things, but encouraging people all across the country to stand up and take charge of their own lives will, indeed, make a substantive change.
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03.21.08
Posted in Politics at 8:38 am by william_lee_intern
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed more judges of racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds which proves the skeptics of some minority bar associations leaders were wrong.
According to the article:
- About 22 percent of Schwarzenegger’s judicial appointees to date identify themselves as Asian-American, Latino or African-American, up from a cumulative total of about 16 percent just 18 months ago.
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03.20.08
Posted in Politics at 3:58 pm by albert_lim
Right: Date Farmers Obama 2008 campaign poster
Obama for America will open an office in Philadelphia’s Chinatown this Saturday, March 22, with festivities starting at 11:30 a.m.
The office space, donated by Obama supporter Lee Deng, is located at 924 Cherry Street, 2nd floor rear, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Deng, who says Obama’s message of inclusion and hope had moved him, says of his gift, “I want to help in any way I can.”
Between March 22 and 31, the office will be open Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. Beginning April 1, the office will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Among other services, the office will provide voter registration forms in Korean, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cambodian/Khmer, English and Spanish.
Those interested in volunteering or donating office supplies should contact Anna Perng at (484) 557–2411, or anna [dot] perng [at] gmail [dot] com.
United People for Obama is a Philadelphia-based multiethnic coalition of Obama supporters. Contact Ms. Perng for more information.
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Posted in Politics at 9:00 am by william_lee_intern
Sen. Barack Obama delivered his speech on race Tuesday in Philadelphia. To no one’s surprise, the media were the intended target of Sen. Obama’s speech.
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03.18.08
Posted in Politics at 11:27 am by albert_lim
Readers and listeners in the New York area: Tonight, People for John Liu will host a happy hour fundraiser in the councilman’s honor.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Tonic East
411 Third Avenue at 29th Street
6 to 33rd Street
$25 for Guest
$100 for Host
Special priced drinks
(Personal checks payable to “People for John Liu” and credit cards accepted)
Please RSVP to Steve Maher at 212-897-5861 or rsvp@setogroup.com
For those who don’t know, Councilman Liu has served on the Council’s Committee for Transportation (among many others) since 2002. During that time, he has consistently gone to bat for the APA community, speaking and acting on our behalf whenever the times have called for it.
So come on down to support a politician who’s making a difference — and knock back a few while you’re at it.
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03.12.08
Posted in Politics at 11:05 am by william_lee
Sen. Barack Obama claimed victory by a wide margin over Sen. Hillary Clinton in Mississippi’s Democratic primary Tuesday.
Obama won 61 percent of the vote, and rest went to Clinton.
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03.11.08
Posted in Politics at 9:45 am by william_lee
Sam Yoon is the first Asian American to be elected to office when he won his seat in Boston 2005.
Since then the Princeton and Harvard alum has charted a progressive legislative track that’s brought him much positive attention and garnered him a spot on the Democratic National Committee’s Rules Committee.
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03.07.08
Posted in Politics at 3:38 pm by william_lee
According this article, no one can predict whether the United States is dictating orders to Pakistan or India on the Kashmir issue. Pakistan is playing a vital role in the US global war on terrorism
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03.06.08
Posted in Politics at 9:27 am by william_lee
Asian American and Ethnic Studies teacher, Eric Mar, is running for supervisor of San Francisco’s Richmond District in the November 2008 election.
Mar, a community activist, began as a student at SF State in 1984, and then became a lecturer in 1992.
Now he is campaigning for the election if elected he would change the developmental standards in the city by getting rid of ‘big box’ stores so that smaller businesses can thrive.
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03.05.08
Posted in Politics at 1:33 pm by william_lee
Shoreline’s new mayor Cindy Ryu a Korean American Born in 1957, she is the first female Korean-American mayor in the United States. She is also only the second female mayor in Shoreline’s 13-year history. Shoreline has a one third population of immigrants. Ryu is fluent in both English and Korean.
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