Politician – 1. a person who is active in party politics; 2. a seeker or holder of public office who is more concerned about winning favor or retaining power than about maintaining principles; 3. a person who holds a political office; 4. a person skilled in political government or administration; 5. an expert in politics [...]
A couple weeks ago, I received an email announcing a callout for photos of women who support Obama. My partner and I have a half-second cameo. Click here for the final compilation.
Go Obama!
This week, Grace Lee Boggs featured some of my recent entries about presidential candidate Barack Obama in her Living for Change column of the Michigan Citizen. Having been a movement activist for over 50 years, GLB has a keen sense of the pulse of our nation, and I have always appreciated her dialectical analyses. Together [...]
Obama sweeps Virginia, Maryland and DC primaries!
On a side note, this announcement seems unethical…and desperate.
February 7, 2008 in Activism, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Mind & Spirit, People of Color, Politics & Elections
Tags: Asian voters, Barack Obama, democrats, electoral politics, Hillary Clinton, jeff chang, presidential campaign, race, transformative politics
In the wake of Super Tuesday’s results of how Asian Americans voted, particularly in California, there’s been a flurry of activity among APIA bloggers to figure out what happened. In particular, Jeff Chang’s article does a great job of breaking down Clinton’s political machine.
To our community and allies, let’s not give up because for all [...]
February 4, 2008 in Activism, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Building Community, People of Color, Politics & Elections
Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago, community organizing, democratic primaries, elections 2008, electoral politics, presidential campaign
After I had written my last post on why Obama inspires me to re-engage with electoral politics, I recently came across these comments that he had said during his first senatorial campaign in 1995, when he was featured in an article published by an alternative paper in Chicago. I found these statements to be [...]
February 3, 2008 in Activism, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Music, People of Color, Politics & Elections
Tags: Barack Obama, presidential elections, democrat, dipdive, black eyed peas, democracy, taiwan, jeff chang
Sometimes there are moments that I don’t think it’s true. But it is — this moment that I hadn’t anticipated on happening has clearly come – we have a presidential candidate who not only engenders our belief in his ability and integrity, but pushes us to transform ourselves.
Obama has a subtle and beautiful undertone in [...]
