Presidential Campaign Update
September 25, 2008
Hundreds of women leaders across the country in fields ranging from business to women’s rights recently highlighted their support for Barack Obama.
These AAPI leaders included Bel Leong-Hong, chairwoman of the Democratic Party’s APIA Caucus; Daphne Kwok, former executive director of Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies and the Organization of Chinese Americans; Aileen Lee, CEO of Danoo; Allison C. Chin, president, Board of Directors, Sierra Club; Irene Natividad, president and founder of Global Summit of Women, Washington, D.C.; Jadine Nielsen, chairwoman of a pro-choice women’s organization; Theresia Gouw Ranzetta, partner, Accel, Calif.; Eun Sook Lee, executive director of National Korean American Service & Education Consortium; Ginger Lew, CEO of Three Oaks Investment and former COO and Deputy Administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration; and Miriam Yeung, leader of a national Asian and Pacific Islander organization and advocate for children in New York.
We now have a new Asian Americans for Obama Facebook fan page, where supporters can keep up with us even more as updates will appear in their Facebook news feed. Members can send e-mails with the URL of our new fan page. Visit fans asianamericansforobama.com to become a fan of the page and check out our main sitat asianamericansforobama.com.
— Eugenia Beh
In traditional support of the ethnic communities of Northern Virginia, local Republican leaders and organizations came together on September 20 for a “Unity Rally” that celebrated the region’s diverse Asian Pacific American, Hispanic and African American voters.
Headlining the event this year was John McCain’s brother Joe and United States Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) and former Governor and candidate for U.S. Senate Jim Gilmore also participated.
Three hundred participants reveled in the high spirits, ethnic food and performances. The Vietnamese American community entertained through the lute dance and other traditional musical and dance performances.
In the Cleveland suburbs, the Filipino Americans of Ohio brought together several dozen members of their community from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce (USA), Inc., the Philippine American ministry, the fraternal organization Knights of Rizal, the Ohio Philippine-American Society, the Association of Philippine Physicians in Ohio and the Philippine Nurses Association of Ohio to dine and rally the McCain/Palin ticket. Chinese Americans in Las Vegas held a similar event.
As the campaign season heads towards the first presidential debate, Vietnamese American supporters prepare to celebrate their autumn festival and promote their champion, John McCain.
— Stephen Fong
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