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TheStoryofBarackObama'sMother

ByAMANDARIPLEY/HONOLULUWednesday,Apr.09,2011

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Obama'torowasateenmotherwho

ropology;awhitewomanfromtheMidwestwhowasmore

comfortableinIndonesia;anatural-bornmotherobsdwithherwork;aromantic

pragmatist,ifsuchathingispossible.

"WhenIthinkaboutmymother,"Obamatoldmerecently,"Ithinkthattherewasa

certaincombinationofbeingverygroundedinwhoshewas,

n't

comfortableeingherlifeconfinedtoacertainbox."

Obama'eriskybetsthatpaidoffonlysomeofthetime,

linlove—twice—withfellowstudents

rriagesfailed,andsheleanedon

herparentsandfriendstohelpraihertwochildren.

"Shecriedalot,"saysherdaughterMayaSoetoro-Ng,"ifshesawanimalsbeingtreated

cruellyorchildreninthenewsorasadmovie—orifshefeltlikeshewasn'tbeing

understoodinaconversation."Andyetshewasfearless,saysSoetoro-Ng."Shewas

theheartofaproblem,andshe

knewwhomtoholdaccountable."

ssheswepther

childrenofftounfamiliarlandsandevenlivedapartfromhersonwhenhewasa

teenager,ObamahastriedtogroundhischildrenintheMidwest."We'vecreated

stabilityforourkidsinawaythatmymomdidn'tdoforus,"hesays."Mychoosingtoput

downrootsinChicagoandmarryawomanwhoisveryrootedinoneplaceprobably

indicatesadesireforstabilitythatmaybeIwasmissing."

Ironically,thepersonwhomatteredmostinObama'slifeistheoneweknowtheleast

about—maybebecaubeingpartlyAfricaninAmericaisstillenasbeingsimply

snotenoughroom

intheconversationfortherestofaman'sstory.

ButObamaishismother'ide-openrhetoricaboutwhatcanbeinsteadof

whatwas,youeahintofhismother'amagetsdonationsfrom

peoplewhohaveneverbelievedinpoliticsbefore,they'rerespondingtohis

ability—pasddownfromhismother—tomakeapowerfulargument(thathappensto

beveryliberal)dday,whenhefiguresout

howtomoveacrowdofthousandsofpeopleverydifferentfromhimlf,ithas

somethingtodowithhavinghadaparentwhogazedatdifferentculturesthewayother

peoplestudygems.

ItturnsoutthatObama'rited

leitistruethathehasnotbeenprofoundlytested,hewasraidbysomeone

whowas.

Inmostelections,thedeceadmotherofacandidateintheprimariesisnotthesubject

Soetorowasnotlikemostmothers.

StanleyAnnDunham

Bornin1942,justfiveyearsbeforeHillaryClinton,Obama'smothercameintoan

Americaconstrainedbywar,ents

uredtheexpected

teasingoverthisindignity,butdutifullyluggedthenamethroughhighschool,apologizing

foriteachtimesheintroducedherlfinanewtown.

Duringherlife,shewasknownbyfourdifferentnames,eachreprentingadistinct

ouroftheStanleyperiod,herfamilymovedmorethanfive

times—fromKansastoCaliforniatoTexastoWashington—

father,afurnituresalesman,hadarestlessnessthatsheinherited.

ShespentherhighschoolyearsonasmallislandinWashington,takingadvanced

classinphilosophyandvisitingcoffeeshopsinSeattle."Shewasaveryintelligent,

quietgirl,interestedinherfriendshipsandcurrentevents,"remembersMaxineBox,a

rlsassumedtheywouldgotocollegeandpursue

careers."Shewasn'tparticularlyinterestedinchildrenoringettingmarried,"Boxsays.

AlthoughStanleywasacceptedearlybytheUniversityofChicago,herfatherwouldn'tlet

tooyoungtobeoffonherown,hesaid,unaware,asfatherstendtobe,

ofwhatcouldhappenwhenshelivedinhishou.

Aftershefinishedhighschool,herfatherwhiskedthefamilyawayagain—thistimeto

Honolulu,hadjustbecomea

state,ygrudginglywentalongyetagain,enrollingin

theUniversityofHawaiiasafreshman.

ShortlybeforeshemovedtoHawaii,rpheus

wasanaward-winningmusicalretellingofthemythofOrpheus,ataleofdoomedlove.

ThemoviewasconsideredexoticbecauitwasfilmedinBrazil,butitwaswrittenand

ultwasntimentaland,tosomemoderneyes,

aterObamasawthefilmwithhismotherandthoughtaboutwalking

kingatherinthetheater,heglimpdher16-year-oldlf."Isuddenly

realized,"hewroteinhismemoir,DreamsfromMyFather,"thatthedepictionofchildlike

blacksIwasnoweingonthescreen...waswhatmymotherhadcarriedwithherto

Hawaiiallthoyearsbefore,areflectionofthesimplefantasiesthathadbeen

forbiddentoawhitemiddle-classgirlfromKansas,thepromiofanotherlife,warm,

nsual,exotic,different."

Bycollege,BarackObamaSr.

neofthefirstAfricanstoattendtheUniversityof

eatchurchgroupsandwasinterviewed

forverallocal-newspaperstories."Hehadthismagneticpersonality,"remembersNeil

Abercrombie,

college."Everythingwasoratoryfromhim,eventhemostcommonplaceobrvation."

Obama'sfatherquicklydrewacrowdoffriendsattheuniversity."Wewoulddrinkbeer,

eatpizzaandplayrecords,"lkedaboutVietnamandpolitics.

"Everyonehadanopinionabouteverything,andeveryonewasoftheopinionthat

everyonewantedtoheartheiropinion—noonemoresothanBarack."

TheexceptionwasAnn,thequietyoungwomaninthecornerwhobegantohangout

withObamaandhisfriendsthatfall."

mostlykindofanobrver,"r.'sfriendsknewhewasdating

awhitewoman,sHawaii,after

all,aplaceenamoredofitsreputationasameltingpot.

ButwhenpeoplecalledHawaiia"meltingpot"intheearly1960s,theymeantaplace

ime,19%ofwhitewomeninHawaii

marriedChinemen,

peoplemadeuplessthan1%ofthestate'leinterracialmarriage

waslegalthere,itwasbannedinhalftheotherstates.

WhenAnntoldherparentsabouttheAfricanstudentatschool,theyinvitedhimoverfor

herdidn'tnoticewhenhisdaughterreachedouttoholdtheman'shand,

accordingtoObama'a

wouldwrite,"Mymotherwasthatgirlwiththemovieofbeautifulblackpeopleplayingin

herhead."

OnFeb.2,1961,veralmonthsaftertheymet,Obama'sparentsgotmarriedinMaui,

point,Annwasthreemonths

sdidnotlearnoftheweddinguntilafterward.

"Nobodywasinvited,"ivationsbehindthemarriageremaina

mystery,eventoObama."ydecide

togetmarriedbecaushewasalreadypregnant?Ordidhepropotoherinthe

traditional,formalway?"Obamawonders."Isuppo,hadshenotpasdaway,Iwould

haveaskedmore."

Evenbythestandardsof1961,18,shedroppedoutof

collegeafteronemester,rfriends

backinWashingtonheardthenews,"wewereveryshocked,"saysBox,herhighschool

friend.

Then,whenObamawasalmost1,omics.

HehadalsobeenacceptedtotheNewSchoolinNewYorkCity,withamoregenerous

ecidedtogoto

Harvard."HowcanIrefuthebesteducation?"hetoldAnn,accordingtoObama's

book.

Obama'sfatherhadanagenda:toreturntohishomecountryandhelpreinventKenya.

lsohadawifefromaprevious

marriagethere—nd,Ann

decidednottofollowhim."Shewasundernoillusions,"saysAbercrombie."Hewasa

manofhistime,fromaverypatriarchalsociety."AnnfiledfordivorceinHonoluluin

January1964,citing"grievousmentalsuffering"—thereasongiveninmostdivorcesat

forthepapersinCambridge,Mass.,anddidnotcontestthe

divorce.

Annhadalreadydonethingsmostwomenofhergenerationhadnot:shehadmarriedan

African,juncture,herlifecouldhavebecome

narrower—ayoung,marginalizedwomanfocudonpayingtherentandraisingachild

ldhavefilledherson'sheadwithwell-foundedrentmentforhis

tisnotwhathappened.

hamSoetoro

Whenhersonwasalmost2,lected

ldget

herbachelor'eantime,shemetanotherforeignstudent,

LoloSoetoro,attheUniversityofHawaii.("It'swhereIndallmysinglegirlfriends,"

jokesherdaughterSoetoro-Ng,whoalsomarriedamanshemetthere.)Hewas

easygoing,happilydevotinghourstoplayingchesswithAnn'sfatherandwrestlingwith

opodin1967.

MotherandsonspentmonthspreparingtofollowhimtoIndonesia—gettingshots,

hen,longjourney,

theylandedinanunrecognizableplace."Walkingofftheplane,thetarmacripplingwith

heat,thesunbrightasafurnace,"Obamalaterwrote,"Iclutchedherhand,determined

toprotecther."

Lolo'shou,ontheoutskirtsofJakarta,wasalongwayfromthehigh-risofHonolulu.

Therewasnoelectricity,ntrywastransitioning

ionwasrunningatmorethan600%,andeverything

hersonwerethefirstforeignerstoliveintheneighborhood,

ycrocodiles,alongwithchickensand

birdsofparadi,oknowthekidsnextdoor,Obamasat

onthewallbetweentheirhousandflappedhisarmslikeagreat,bigbird,making

cawingnois,remembersKayIkranagara,afriend."Thatgotthekidslaughing,and

thentheyallplayedtogether,"shesays.

attractedattentionsincehewasnotonlyaforeignerbutalsochubbierthanthelocals.

Butheemedtoshrugofftheteasing,eatingtofuandtempehlikealltheotherkids,

'temtomindthattheother

childrencalledhim"Negro,"remembersBambangSukoco,aformerneighbor.

Atfirst,Obama'

caravanofmiry—childrenwithoutlimbs,menwithleprosy—churnedonforever,and

bandmockedhercalculationsofrelative

suffering."Yourmotherhasasoftheart,"hetoldObama.

AsAnnbecamemoreintriguedbyIndonesia,

rothroughtheranksofanAmericanoilcompanyandmovedthefamilytoanicer

boredbythedinnerpartieshetookherto,wheremenboasted

ple

foughtrarelybuthadlessandlessincommon."Shewasn'tpreparedfortheloneliness,"

ObamawroteinDreams."Itwasconstant,likeashortnessofbreath."

eupwellbeforedawn

wentintoherson'him

ldn'taffordtheélite

internationalschoolandworriedhewasn'woyearsatthe

Catholicschool,Obamamovedtoastate-runelementaryschoolclortothenew

heonlyforeigner,saysAtiKisjanto,aclassmate,buthespokesome

Indonesianandmadenewfriends.

Indonesiahastheworld'slargestMuslimpopulation,butObama'shouholdwasnot

religious."Mymother,whoparentswerenonpracticingBaptistsandMethodists,was

oneofthemostspiritualsoulsIeverknew,"Obamasaidina2007speech."Butshehad

conquence,sodidI."

Inherownway,Anntriedtocompensatefortheabnceofblackpeopleinherson'slife.

Atnight,shecamehomefromworkwithbooksonthecivilrightsmovementand

irationsforracialharmonyweresimplistic."She

wasverymuchoftheearlyDr.[MartinLuther]Kingera,"Obamasays."Shebelieved

thatpeoplewereallbasicallythesameundertheirskin,thatbigotryofanysortwas

wrongandthatthegoalwasthentotreateverybodyasuniqueindividuals."Anngave

herdaughter,whowasbornin1970,dollsofeveryhue:"Aprettyblackgirlwithbraids,

anInuit,Sacagawea,alittleDutchboywithclogs,"saysSoetoro-Ng,laughing."Itwas

liketheUnitedNations."

In1971,whenObamawas10,AnnnthimbacktoHawaiitolivewithherparentsand

attendPunahou,anéliteprepschoolthathe'dgottenintoonascholarshipwithhis

grandparents'enchingdecisionemedtoreflecthowmuchshevalued

'sfriendssayitwashardonher,andObama,inhisbook,describesan

adolescenceshadowedbyanofalienation."Ididn'tfeel[herabnce]asa

deprivation,"Obamatoldme."ButwhenIthinkaboutthefactthatIwasparatedfrom

her,IsuspectithadmoreofanimpactthanIknow."

Ayearlater,AnnfollowedObamabacktoHawaii,aspromid,takingherdaughterbut

olledinamaster'sprogramattheUniversityof

HawaiitostudytheanthropologyofIndonesia.

Indonesiaisananthropologist'deupof17,500islands,onwhich

hipelago'scultureiscolored

byBuddhist,Hindu,sia"sucksalotofusin,"says

fellowanthropologistandfriendAliceDewey."It'sdelightful."

Aroundthistime,whoknewherbeforedescribeher

asquietandsmart;thowhometherafterwarduwordslikeforthrightand

ingofhergraduateworkwasperfect."Thewholefaceoftheearth

waschanging,"Deweysays."Colonialpowerswerecollapsing,countriesneededhelp,

anddevelopmentworkwasbeginningtointerestanthropologists."

Ann'shusbandvisitedHawaiifrequently,ed

Obama'sfather,shekeptinregularcontactwithLoloanddid

notpursuealimonyorchildsupport,accordingtodivorcerecords.

"avecertainlybeenmomentswhenshecomplainedto

us,"saysherdaughterSoetoro-Ng."Butshewasnotsomeonewhowouldtakethe

detritusofthodivorcesandmakejudgmentsaboutmeningeneralorloveorallow

herlftogrowpessimistic."Witheachfailedmarriage,Anngainedachildand,inone

ca,acountryaswell.

AnnDunhamSutoro

AfterthreeyearsoflivingwithherchildreninasmallapartmentinHonolulu,subsisting

onstudentgrants,AnndecidedtogobacktoIndonesiatodofieldworkforherPh.D.

Obama,thenabout14,iredofbeingnew,andhe

notarguewithhim."She

keptacertainpartofherlfalooforremoved,"saysMaryZurbuchen,afriendfrom

Jakarta."Ithinkmaybeinsomewaythiswashowshemanagedtocrosssomany

boundaries."

InIndonesia,Annjokedtofriendsthathersonemedinterestedonlyinbasketball.

"Shedespairedofhimeverhavingasocialconscience,"remembersRichardPatten,a

erdivorce,Annstartedusingthemoremodernspellingofhername,

kabigjobastheprogramofficerforwomenandemploymentattheFord

Foundation,manyotherexpats,

shehadspentalotoftimewithvillagers,learningtheirprioritiesandproblems,witha

specialfocusonwomen'swork."ShewasinfluencedbyhangingoutintheJavane

marketplace,"Zurbuchensays,"whereshewouldewomenwithheavybasketson

theirbackswhogotupat3inthemorningtowalktothemarketandlltheirproduce."

AnnthoughttheFordFoundationshouldgetclortothepeopleandfurtherfromthe

government,justasshehad.

Herhomebecameagatheringspotforthepowerfulandthemarginalized:politicians,

filmmakers,musiciansandlabororganizers."Shehad,comparedwithotherfoundation

colleagues,amuchmoreeclecticcircle,"Zurbuchensays."Shebroughtunlikely

conversationpartnerstogether."

Obama'smothercareddeeplyabouthelpingpoorwomen,andshehadtwobiracial

therofthemremembershertalkingaboutxismorracism."Shespoke

mostlyinpositiveterms:whatwearetryingtodoandwhatwecando,"saysSoetoro-Ng,

whoisnowahistoryteacheratagirls'highschoolinHonolulu."Shewasn'tideological,"

notesObama."Iinheritedthat,Ithink,suspiciousofcant."He

remembersherjokingthatshewantedtogetpaidasmuchasaman,butitdidn'tmean

ecentPhiladelphiaspeechonrace,inwhichhe

acknowledgedthegrievancesofblacksandwhites,Obamawasconsciouslychanneling

hismother."WhenIwaswritingthatspeech,"hetoldnbcNews,"hermemoryloomed

somethingthatshewouldtrust?"Whenitcametorace,Obamatoldme,

"Idon'tthinkshewantirelycomfortablewiththemoreaggressiveormilitant

approachestoAfrican-Americanpolitics."

IntheexpatcommunityofAsiainthe1980s,singlemotherswererare,andAnnstood

onesiawasan

uncommonlytolerantplace."ForsomeonelikeAnn,whohadabigpersonalityandwas

abigprence,"saysZurbuchen,"heranof

fittingin."Athome,Annworethetraditionalhoucoat,ed

simple,sremembersharingbaksobolatenis,ornoodles

withtennis-ball-sizemeatballs,fromaroadsidestand.

emotherofbiracialchildren

pursuingacareer,sheforeshadowed,insomeways,whatmoreofAmericawouldlook

didsowithoutcomment,herfriendssay."Shewasn'tstereotypicalatall,"

saysNancyPeluso,afriendandanenvironmentalsociologist."Butshedidn'tmakea

bigdealoutofit."

Ann'smostlastingprofessionallegacywastohelpbuildthemicrofinanceprogramin

Indonesia,whichshedidfrom1988to'92—beforethepracticeofgrantingtinyloansto

hropological

rearchintohowrealpeopleworkedhelpedinformthepoliciestbytheBankRakyat

Indonesia,saysPatten,aneconomistwhoworkedthere."Iwouldsayherworkhadalot

todowiththesuccessoftheprogram,"ndonesia'smicrofinance

programisNo.1intheworldintermsofsavers,with31millionmembers,accordingto

MicrofinanceInformationeXchangeInc.,amicrofinance-trackingoutfit.

WhilehismotherwashelpingpoorpeopleinIndonesia,Obamawastryingtodo

somethingsimilar7,000miles(about11,300km)awayinChicago,asacommunity

'sfriendssayshewasdelightedbyhiscareermoveandstartedevery

conversationwithanupdateofherchildren'slives."AllofusknewwhereBarackwas

sknewhowbrillianthewas,"remembersAnn'sfriendGeorgia

McCauley.

Everysooften,AnnwouldleaveIndonesiatoliveinHawaii—orNewYorkoreven,inthe

mid-1980s,Pakistan,herdaughtersometimeslivedin

lectedtreasuresfromher

travels—edaggerswithanodd

numberofcurves,asrequiredbyJavanetradition;unusualbatiks;rice-paddyhats.

BeforereturningtoHawaiiin1984,AnnwroteherfriendDeweythatsheandher

daughterwould"probablyneedacamelcaravanandanelephantortwotoloadallour

bagsontheplane,andI'msureyoudon'twanttoeallthoairlineagentsweeping

andrendingtheirgarments."AthishouinChicago,Obamasays,hehashismother's

arrowheadcollectionfromKansas—alongwith"trunksfullofbatiksthatwedon'treally

knowwhattodowith."

In1992,Obama'tation,whichshehadworked

on,betweenjobs,sisis1,000pages,ameticulous

ssary,whichshedescribesas

"farfromcomplete,"icatedthetometohermother;toDewey,her

advir;"andtoBarackandMaya,wholdomcomplainedwhentheirmotherwasin

thefield."

Inthefallof1994,AnnwashavingdinneratherfriendPatten'shouinJakartawhen

nreturned

toHawaiiveralmonthslater,d

onNov.7,1995,at52.

Beforeherdeath,Annreadadraftofherson'smemoir,whichisalmostentirelyabout

herfriendsweresurpridatthefocus,butshedidn'tem

obviouslybothered."Shenevercomplainedaboutit,"saysPeluso."Shejustsaiditwas

somethinghehadtoworkout."NeitherAnnnorhersonknewhowlittletimetheyhad

left.

Obamahassaidhisbiggestmistakewasnotbeingathismother'ssidewhenshedied.

arrieson

herspiritinhiscampaign."WhenBaracksmiles,"saysPeluso,"there'sjustacertainAnn

tsupinaparticularwaythatshedid."

AfterAnn'sdeath,herdaughterdugthroughherartifacts,archingforAnn'sstory."She

alwaysdidwanttowriteamemoir,"y,shediscoveredthestartof

alifestory,nn

hadrunoutoftime,ormaybethechemotherapyhadwornherout."Idon'

shefeltoverwhelmed,"saysSoetoro-Ng,"becautherewassomuchtotell."

—WithreportingbyZamiraLoebisandJasonTedjasukmana/Jakarta

Summary

Justaverysuccessfulmanhasanexcellentwifewhocansupporthim,a

successfulmanshouldalsohasagreatmotherwhocanleadhimtothehallof

1942,Ann,theAmericanpresidentBarackObama’smother,wasa

greatwoman,whohaduncommonlyexperiencethatmadeherlifefullofmarvels.

Duringherwholelife,shecouldbecharacterizedbyfourdifferentnames,

st,StanleyAnnDunham,wasnamed

byherparentsbecauherfather’tlegirl,shewas

intelligent,interestedinherfriendshipsandcurrentevents,butnotparticularlyin

ond,l

monthsafterAnnandBarackObamaSrhadmet,theygotmarried,whichletthe

girl’her,whowasablackmanfromAfricawith

magneticpersonality,returnedtohiscountryandhelpreinventKenya,forcing

rd,urnedto

collegewhenObamawasalmost2,andshemetanotherforeignstudent,named

LoloSoetoroLolowhopropodtoherin1967andtookherandObamato

Indonesiawherewasundeveloped,thistime,Annattempted

tocompensateforObama'

last,AnnandObamareturnedtoHawaiiandsheendeduphercondmarriagein

tone,rtedusingthemoremodern

spellingofhername,Sutoro,period,shewentbackto

lpbuildthemicrofinanceprogramin

1992,tationabout1,000pages.

Unfortunately,shediedonNov.7,1995,at52.

Throughoutherlife,maybeAnnwasn’tacompetentwifewhohadtwofailed

marriages,butshewasagreatmotherwhocreatedapresidentforAmerica.