Asian American Action Fund Jan. 09 Recap

Asian American Action Fund Online Newsletter
Volume 9, Number 3, February 3, 2009
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1. AAA-Fund Endorses Dr. Judy Chu
2. Should Immigrants Be Allowed to Run for President?
3. Watch AAA-Fund Event: Panel on Immigration
4. National Day of Service at Union Rescue Mission
5. Obama\\\'s Inauguration and Asian Americans
6. Instant Runoff Voting Wins More Support
7. A Fortune in Cookies
8. Opportunities with AAA-Fund

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1. AAA-Fund Endorses Dr. Judy Chu

Asian American Action Fund has endorsed
Dr. Judy Chu in the special election to
fill the expected vacancy in California\\\'s
32nd Congressional District. Dr. Chu
seeks to replace outgoing Congressmember
Hilda Solis, who is poised to become
the Secretary of Labor in the Obama
Administration.

Express your support and help elect
Dr. Chu into Congress:
http://www.actblue.com/contribute/entity/21630

Learn more about Dr. Chu:
http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=1372

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2. Immigration Poll

An immigrant\\\'s son was just sworn in as our
44th President. Should immigrants be allowed
to run for president? Make sure your voice
is heard in AAA-Fund\\\'s latest poll.

After voting, see how others voted.

Survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0YwGTVfo07v7w4XOfcLerA_3d_3d

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3. Watch AAA-Fund Event: Panel on Immigration

On January 15, 2009, AAA-Fund, in conjunction
with Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and
the UCLA Labor Center, hosted a panel discussion
on \\\"IMMIGRATION REFORM: WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 2009?\\\"
The panel was held at the UCLA Center for Labor
and Research Education and featured

* Bill Ong Hing, Professor, UC Davis School of Law
* Hamid Khan, Executive Director, South Asian Network
* Sookyung Oh, Immigrant Rights Project Coordinator, NKASEC
* Lourdes Galindo and Matias Ramos, Graduate Interns, UCLA Labor Center
* Victor Narro, Project Director, UCLA Labor Center
* Sara Sadhwani, Immigrant Rights Project Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Center

Videos are available at the AAA-Fund website:
http://www.aaa-fund.org/press/2009jan15.php

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4. National Day of Service at Union Rescue Mission

In Los Angeles and Washington, DC, AAA-Fund
and its volunteers showed their spirit for
service by volunteering at Union Rescue
Mission and Asian American-LEAD:
http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=1328.

View photos and stories from Los Angeles:
http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=1355.

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5. Obama\\\'s Inauguration and Asian Americans

From an era of self-responsibility to an
era of community, blogger John Delloro
reflects on Obama\\\'s inaugural speech and
what it means for the present and future
of Asian Americans:
http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=1351

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6. Instant Runoff Voting Wins More Support

As we head into the 2009 Los Angeles
elections, the list of Instant Runoff Voting
(IRV) supporters keeps on growing.
Here\\\'s a rundown of all LA candidates
who have endorsed IRV: Bill Rosendahl,
Ed Reyes, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti,
Angela Reddock, Nancy Pearlman,
Carmen Trutanich, and David Vahedi,
as well as Congressional candidate Judy Chu.

Read how LA\\\'s current election system
works absent of IRV:
http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=1335.

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7. A Fortune in Cookies

Read a whimsical column extolling the
virtues of fortune cookies. The LA Times
piece features Kenny Yee, a civic leader
who\\\'s Vice Chair of the Center for Asian
Americans United for Self-Empowerment (CAUSE).

Story: http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=1374

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8. Opportunities with AAA-Fund

* AAA-Fund is providing financial as well as
other forms of support to APA candidates from
around the country. Here is one of our sponsors:
www.aaa-fund.org/features/feats_woo.php
Please contact info@aaa-fund.org if you would
like to be featured as one of our AAA-Fund Sponsors.

* Whether or not you want to be a featured sponsor,
your financial assistance is urgently needed TODAY
so that we can continue to encourage the political
empowerment of APA candidates. Please go to our
website at http://tinyurl.com/8tx2fq and give
whatever you can afford. Thank you so much!

Advertise with AAA-Fund

* Promote your organization and events on our
website and blog. See our media kit:
http://tinyurl.com/a72u4b.

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