Obama Activism

Asian Americans for Obama, Founder (December 2007)

Captioned Media for Obama - subtitled Obama videos (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, German, Spanish) (February 2008-Present)
www.AsianAmericansforObama.com website - founder, webmaster, and blogger ( January 2007-Present)
Asian Media - articles in multiple Asian audience and Asian language newspapers, stories on TV channels and radio
Listserve and MyBO group - over 260 members
Facebook Group - over 640 members
Asian Avenue Group
MySpace Group
Translated outreach materials and flyers (Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese)
Weekly web releases targeting over a dozen new media sources
Events
SF Rally with Kelly Hu
LA Rally with Far East Movement
Joint Austin House Party with Women for Obama with Lisa Ling
Events with Secretary Norman Mineta in Dallas and Houston
Asian language phone banking - Texas and Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Chinatown office
Recruited volunteers around the country for Web Team/Blogging and Media Team

Helped organize Austin Vote for Change event, where over 50 volunteers registered 225 new voters at 30 locations around Travis County (May 10, 2008)
Volunteer, Front Page Poster (February 2007-Present)
Leadership team, February 22, 2007 Austin rally, 22,000+ people, first rally outside of Illinois after presidential announcement

Philadelphia Chinatown Office

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, Board Member (2008-Present)
Co-chair, Pipeline Project
Member, Issues Committee
Texas Young Democrats, Judicial Director, Region 6 (2008-Present)
Capital Area Asian American Democrats, Cofounder and President (April 2007-Present)
Mobilized volunteers to register over 100 new AAPI voters and phone bank and canvass on behalf of endorsed candidates
144 members on mailing list
Launched awards ceremony for local Activist of the Year, Legislator of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Award
Created PAC to help endorsed candidates in local races - raised almost $4,000 so far
Placed newspaper ad, 80,000+ robocalls on behalf of endorsed candidates in March 4 primary
Goal of doubling or more AAPI turnout in 2008 general election
Capital City Young Democrats, Officer at Large (February 2008-Present)
Rick Noriega for US Senate, Volunteer (2007-present)
Glen Maxey for Texas Democratic Party Chair, Volunteer (2006)
Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization, Judicial Endorsements Committee Member (2005-06)
Law School Democrats (2003-2006), Vice President (2005-2006)
Dean for America, Volunteer, Dubuque, IA (2004)
Senator Tom Harkin, Intern, Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee (2004)

Asian Americans for Obama at Philadelphia Debate Rally

City of Austin Commission on Immigrant Affairs, Commissioner (2007-Present) - currently engaged in effort to urge change in Travis County Sherriff's policy of allowing ICE a 24/7 presence in the Travis County Jail
Austin MS Walk (2007 top 5 fundraiser, second place team)
Bag the Bags - grassroots effort to ban free disposable plastic bags from retailers (2007-present)
Jack Jenkins Memorial Debate Fund - Mentor for high school debaters at underprivileged schools (2007-Present)
YouthLaunch - nonprofit that works with students in underprivileged areas, provides scholarship to underprivileged students who are active in community service (2007-present)
Asian American Resource Guide Project - assembled and lead volunteer team to create multilingual guide to local government, health, and social services resources (2006-Present)