Barack's sister fondly recalls him

Here is a nice AP story from Barack's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng about growing up with her brother.

Obama‘s sister recalls him fondly Staff and agencies
12 May, 2007
By BRIAN CHARLTON, Associated Press Writer 2 minutes ago HONOLULU - M, , ), recalled that he could be "bossy" but was never mean to his little sister. "She embraced everybody," said Soetoro-Ng, 36. "There was so much good in her that there wasn‘t any room for smallness or meanness or violence." Soetoro-Ng, who was joined by her husband Konrad Ng and their 2-year-old daughter, Suhaila, said they planned to be active in the islands and would campaign on the U.S. mainland if needed in support of her brother‘s run for president. After Obama‘s mother divorced Barack Obama Sr., she married Lolo Soetoro and moved to Indonesia, where she gave birth to Maya. They later moved to Honolulu, where Obama was being looked after by his grandparents. "We both love a good story that captures the human experience in all of its complexities," said Soetoro-Ng, who now teaches history at the private LaPietra Hawaii School for Girls and teaches night classes at the University of Hawaii. Soetoro-Ng read a letter from Obama that said, "Hawaii is a fabulous model for the kind of America I hope this campaign will bring about, a place where different cultures can come together in harmony and a place that rises above the barriers that might divide us." "He‘s always wrestled with difficult questions," Soetoro-Ng said. "Part of his gift is he will grapple with these childhood questions until he finds answers that will work for him. It‘s important that he‘s not afraid of these more difficult questions."

Maya Soetoro-Ng of Honolulu, half sister of presidential candidate Barack Obama, listens to reporters' questions after speaking to supporters of her brother at Kawananakoa Middle School in Honolulu, Saturday, May 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni via Yahoo News.)

Maya Soetoro-Ng of Honolulu, half sister of presidential candidate Barack Obama, poses with her husband, Konrad Ng, and their daughter Suhaila, 2, after meeting with supporters of her brother in Honolulu, Saturday, May 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni)