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The first night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention included presentation of the party platform for a final vote by delegates. Speakers included former President Jimmy Carter, who spo…

Maya Soetoro-Ng talked about the challenges relating to ending trafficking and exploitation of women and children. She focused on strategies which emphasized education, victim assistance, an…

Maya Soetoro-Ng, President Obama’s sister, presented her children’s book, Ladder to the Moon, to children at the Tenley-Friendship Library in Washington, D.C. Ms. Soetoro-Ng’s book was inspi…

A panel discussion was held to celebrate the launch of S. Ann Dunham’s book Surviving Against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia (Duke University Press, December 2009). The book is a re…

Barak Obama’s sister Maya Soetero-Ng spoke to delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

The opening day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado focused on Senator Barack Obama’s background, experience, character, and vision for America’s fu…

Maya Soetoro-Ng, Barack Obama’s half-sister, attended a “Women for Obama” reception at Mise en Place, a downtown restaurant in Tampa, Florida. She spoke about Senator Obama’s plan to improve…