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Eric Byler
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Last Feb. 18, I did something rare: while flying between Los Angeles and Washington DC, I was so pleased with a newspaper article that I clipped it out and saved it. No, it wasn’t about Barack Obama… It was a sports article by Dylan Hernandez of The Los Angeles Times about the first Korean born star in ...Read more
Maybe it’s just me, but this brought tears to my eyes, both eyes! And it’s only a news report:
I was shocked once by the reinforcement bigotry, and shocked twice by the courage in standing up to bigotry. In the end, more people did nothing. This is how we became the America of the Bush years, an America many of us can’t even recognize at times. Acts of courage were a rarity, while the majority of us did nothing.
I arrived in DC this morning after traveling across the Pacific, then across the country three times, as well as up the California coast all in the past few days. I slept for an hour, woke up for Obama’s speech, and then went back to sleep until 10 PM. I guess we can safely say my schedule has been thrown out of whack by my travels. Tomorrow morning Annabel and I will talk to students at Georgetown about immigration and our documentary Read more
The stuff my camera has seen in the past week... I couldn’t begin to describe. Annabel and I have been in Tokyo and Seoul to meet with progressives, politicians, and activists about next steps for "Comfort Women" truth and reconciliation. The best part of today was spending quality time with Lee Young Soo, a survivor of a "Comfort Station" set up in Taiwan, and the most wonderful person on earth. You can see her in Read more
I just completed a 16 hour journey to Tokyo, Japan. Soon I'll add more about our weekend in Houston, including video footage on United For Obama. While on the plane, I wrote an essay that I posted on the new AsianWeek blog I am writing with Annabel Park. AsianWeek is planning a "launch" event next month when Annabel and I are in San Francisco....Read more
This very long day is coming to an end. It began with a mad dash to the Baltimore/Washington airport. It ends at a Sheraton hotel in Houston, Texas. In between, Annabel and I have been to an Obama headquarters for a meeting with Asian Pacific American outreach coordinator Anuj Gupta, canvassed in a neighborhood that seemd to be already solidly for Obama (but our work did do some good, since many of them didn't know where they were supposed to vote/caucus). Then we went to a really f...Read more
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Feb. 28, 2008
OBAMA VIRAL VIDEO ARTISTS TRAVEL TO HOUSTON
Latino/Asian American Artists Behind "Si Se Puede Cambiar" Arrive Tomorrow
HOUSTON, TX - The artists behind the viral music video "Si Se Puede Cambiar" (Yes We Can Change) will fly to Houston, TX this weekend to volunteer for Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign. "Si Se Puede Cambiar&q...Read more
Yes, one last trip for the United For Obama team. This time Annabel and I are headed to Houston, Texas for the weekend. We arrive Friday. Annabel will leave Monday but I am staying through the March 4th primary. I have a feeling it will be an historic night. Annabel actually is from Texas, having immigrated to Houston from Seoul, Korea when she was nine. This is part of the reason why we chose Texas.
We are also working to bring Andres Useche, who si...Read more
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ky8Hvq-F0U "Si Se Puede Cambiar" (United For Obama)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ky8Hvq-F0U
9:38 PM - After Wisconsin and Hawai’i -- A Quick Post on Democratic Primary Race
I sure I don't have to update you on the primaries in Wisconsin and Hawai'i. The latest national poll now shows Obama with a commanding lead over Clinton (52%-38...Read more
Eric Byler, filmmaker, director of "Charlotte Sometimes," "9500 Liberty," "Tre," and "Americanese"
