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S. Ann Dunham
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S. Ann Dunham (1942-1995), mother of President Barack Obama and Maya Soetoro-Ng, earned her undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees, all in anthropology, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dunham spent years working on rural development, microfinance, and women's welfare through organizations including USAID, the World Bank, the Ford Foundation, the Indonesian Federation of Labor Unions, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia. Alice G. Dewey, an Indonesianist, is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii. Nancy I. Cooper is Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii. Maya Soetoro-Ng has a doctorate in international comparative education from the University of Hawaii and teaches high-school history in Honolulu. Robert W. Hefner is Professor of Anthropology and Associate Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University. He is President of the Association for Asian Studies.
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Surviving Against The Odds, December 2009Hardcover
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Stanley Ann Dunham’s Legacy
In 1995, Stanley Ann Dunham died of ovarian cancer in Manoa, Hawaii, just short of her 53rd birthday. As a pioneering anthropologist and a lifelong supporter of women’s rights, Dunham worked to improve the economies of rural communities around the world. Her work espouses a philosophy that was revolutionary at the time: she believed that people in third-world countries were not impoverished because of their culture, as was the prevailing thinking. Rather, they were impoverished because of a lack of resources. This concept is supported by anthropologists today. Dr. Dunham became a leader in the field of global development. Through her research and immersion in the daily life of rural people in other countries and cultures, she championed new ways of providing financial support—through credit programs and microfinancing—to help rural communities and artisans build sustainable businesses. Her PhD dissertation was published posthumously in 2009.
She deeply cared about local people and was driven to make a difference in the daily lives of populations around the world.
— Alice Dewey, Dunham’s PhD adviser at the University of Hawaii
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(1942-11-29)November 29, 1942Died November 7, 1995(1995-11-07) (aged 52) Resting place Ashes disjointed into rendering Pacific High seas off Koko Head, Island, Hawaii Education PhD Alma mater University funding Hawaii Occupation Anthropologist Known for Mother contribution Barack Obama Spouse(s) Barack Obama, Sr. (1961-1964)
Lolo Soetero (1965-1980)Children Barack Obama (b. 1961)
Maya Soetero (b. 1970)Parent(s) Stanley Armor Dunham
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