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AAPIs for Obama | APAforObama.com |
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Roe Restaurant
651 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA
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Tuesday, January 29, 6:00pm |
Obama's Asian Pacific Islander Supporters in
Bay Area Fired Up for Party with Kelly Hu
Actor joins school board members Jane Kim, Eric Mar and Hydra Mendoza as co-hosts
Actor Kelly Hu will headline a party for presidential candidate Barack Obama's Asian American Pacific Islander supporters in the Bay Area on Tuesday, January 29, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Roe Restaurant, 651 Howard St., San Francisco. The event is free.
Hu joins San Francisco school board members Jane Kim, Eric Mar and Hydra Mendoza, filmmaker and Giant Robot's Catherine Park and organizers Keith Kamisugi, Brian Wang, Angelica Jongco, Stella Ngai, Jenn Pae, Colbert Tse and others as co-hosts of gathering.
Senator Obama has an AAPI website at http://aapi.barackobama.com. AAPIs interested in supporting Obama can visit http://asianamericansforobama.com to learn how to get involved.
Like Hu, Senator Obama was born in Hawai'i, a state where Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up a significant portion of the population. As a child of a multi-racial, multi-ethnic family that included Asian Americans, Obama lived in Indonesia, sharing some of the same personal experiences that many Asian immigrants in the United States have also experienced before arriving on these shores.
A video featuring Hu speaking about her support for Obama can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/UnitedForObama, a YouTube channel with videos produced by filmmakers Eric Byler and Annabel Park.
Obama has the support of respected leaders such as former Calif. Assemblywoman Wilma Chan, attorney and civil rights activist Angela Oh, as well as endorsements by a new generation of AAPI officials, including Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon, and San Francisco school board members Kim, Mar and Mendoza. Other prominent supporters include actor Kal Penn, Center for Asian American Media executive director Eddie Wong, Joy Luck Club film producer Janet Yang and Los Angeles County Hospital and Healthcare Delivery Commission chairman Stanley Toy, who is also co-chair of Obama's AAPI National Leadership Council.
We also have a Facebook event listing.
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