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Profile of Mario Salazar, Obama Regional Field Director

Back in 2008, the Asian American community in Philadelphia did a bang up job of organizing voters on behalf of Obama. One of the friendly faces in the Chinatown office back then was Mario Salazar, a friend and ally of APAP. Mario is now working for the Obama 2012 campaign in the pivotal state of Nevada where the Asian American vote is even more critical. Here's a profile of the new Regional Field Director.


Obama Campaign Staff List

Hey just wanted to share this info, in case anyone was looking to get a job in the campaign. These are the people to talk to.


President Obama Meets with CAPAC in a Historic Meeting

For the first time in history, the President of the United States met formally with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) today. President Obama and senior members of his staff met with CAPAC in the Cabinet Room of the White House, where they discussed, among other topics, immigration reform, AAPI judicial nominations, health disparities, data disaggregation, and White House engagement with AAPI communities.


Update on President Obama's American Jobs Act Proposal - AAPI Factsheet Now Up!

Last week, I wrote about the fact sheet that the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders put out on President Obama's American Jobs Act proposal, and how it might benefit AAPI communities (Blog Post).  I also criticized how the American Jobs Act website didn't have a section on the jobs' proposed impact on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, even though we've been hit disproportionally in certain ways by the recession.


Obama Transcript: Bin Laden Dead

Obviously the big news of the day is the death of terrorist and murderer Osama bin Laden. President Obama addressed the nation Sunday night to announce the death, as well as to remind Americans that the terrorist threat is far from over. It was a solid speech that struck the right tone. Let's hope there are many more victories to come in the days and months ahead. Here is the transcript:


S-COMM: Deporting Victims of Domestic Violence

It’s a sad but true reality: Domestic violence happens in the API community. Too often the stresses of life in America, the changing of gender roles and expectations and especially the impact of the economic downturn on API families lead to incidents of domestic abuse, typically of a husband against a wife or children. And now, a new program, being promoted by the Obama administration, nets victims of domestic violence into deportation proceedings.