Posts Tagged ‘obama’
Guantánamo to be no mo’.
I don’t plan for my blog to become an extension of Obamamania, so I will be sure to post about other topics soon. But I am so excited about his signing executive orders today to shut down Guantánamo Bay and other secret prisons and detention camps. I’m so excited that he is taking bold steps [...]
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Tags: diplomacy, obama, politics
Chu and Shinseki confirmed.
In the midst of an awesomely festive day of inauguration activities, the Senate managed to get some work done, unanimously confirming the appointments of 7 cabinet secretaries. And it’s great to see two Asian American faces among Obama’s new crew! Steven Chu, who received some press upon his appointment by Obama, will be the Energy [...]
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Tags: chinese, japanese, obama, politics
I’m excited about the Chinese- and Taiwanese-Americans who Barack Obama has appointed to his administration.
He just chose Dr. Steven Chu as his Secretary of Energy, and earlier he picked Christopher Lu as White House cabinet secretary.
Lu was born in New Jersey after his parents moved to the States from Taiwain. He met Obama [...]
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Tags: chinese, obama, politics, taiwanese