THESE ARE COMPILED FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY FROM FACEBOOK, EMAIL …
My sister Angelica called me up from MEXICO CITY the moment Obama was announced as president elect. She said “Congratulations brother! looks like the CHANGE is coming”
She is right.
Personally I wish that the spirit of community cooperation continues during Obama’s presidency.
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“I don’t know about you, but every since the election everything in my life, then, before, and beyond, has been forever changed. So, because of that, when ever I reference the past or the future from this point on it will always be before Obama (B.O.) or after Obama (A.O.). That’s the time frame I live in now. Welcome.”
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Why Obama makes me cry
Barack Obama’s presidency feels so good because we had such a long march to arrive here. We had slavery that dehumanized black folks. We had Jim Crow laws that made it illegal for us to go where we wanted, when we wanted and do what we wanted.
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Dear Friends,
Last night was a decisive step in dispelling stereotypes about who lives in this country and what we are like and how we think. As I made my way to vote at a nearby school where there were two Spanish-speaking poll workers and one Tagolog (Phillipines) poll worker on hand, I reflected on how inadequately the international image … Read Morereflects the people of the United States. I recently found out that my zip code, 98118, is one of the most diverse in the U.S. Every day in my neighborhood I see covered women walking confidently on the streets with their children or driving by in their cars. In the mornings I pass by Vietnamese mothers with their children waiting at the school bus stop in sandals in the cold Seattle rain. When it is the least bit sunny I jog past three synagogues on my way to beautiful Lake Washington to admire the view of Mt. Rainier (“Tahoma” to the ancient Puyallup Nation). Best of all, the view is free for anyone who wants to look. I know that people in other countries do not see this great view of Seattle or the United States from where they sit. I hope that with this new president the lens through which we are viewed will broaden, sharpen and change.
How we are seen by the world does and should matter to us if only because so many of us hail from somewhere else, or have friends and family from somewhere else. Yesterday’s historical election was a leap forward towards refocusing our international image, through the kaleidoscope we truly are.
Gracias,
A citizen, resident, immigrant, voter
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Paola is still pinching herself. Arm’s getting a little sore…
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Paola might cry some more tears of happiness. Yes we DID!
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Christa is wondering how many obama baby’s will be born next July/August.
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But police say the scene was very peaceful, and when the party began to wane, people grabbed brooms and starting sweeping up the mess, with officers thanking them as they drove through…”
