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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Barack Obama ~ On His Multiracial Heritage



Barack Obama ~ On His Multiracial Heritage
Excerpt from →http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

Of his early childhood, Obama recalled,
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"That my father looked nothing like the people around me—that he was black as pitch, my mother white as milk—barely registered in my mind."
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He described his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage. Reflecting later on his formative years in Honolulu, Obama wrote:
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"The opportunity that Hawaii offered—to experience a variety of cultures in a climate of mutual respect—became an integral part of my world view, and a basis for the values that I hold most dear."

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