Obama's mother

[shootingstar]

Really by sheer accident I came across a woman's blog who is a published magazine writer. She wrote about President Obama's mother in University of Hawai'i's alumni magazine. She was a graduate from there.

http://www.hawaii.edu/malamalama/2009/01/lessons-for-president-obama/

Regardless of what one thinks of Obama as a politician, I do think it's very cool for a national leader who was raised by an independent thinking, proactive woman in her community/public sphere.

(I'm also a big believer for men, if they are raised by a mother who herself is instrumental in social change even at a local level, exhibits independent thought and gives to family and community, it affects the guy's perception of women's capabilities life later on both in personal life and on the job.)

[Koronin]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[missjean]

That was an interesting read. Thanks. It's a shame she died so young.

[shootingstar]

She's around same age as some of us when she died. (Like same age as me..)