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(15,369 posts) Sun Jan 1, 2012, 10:59 PM Jan 2012

President Obama and the First Family visit an exhibit about his mother's work in Indonesia - pics

HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 01: U.S. President Barack Obama walks with his younger daughter, Sasha, family and friends after viewing a gallery featuring his mother's anthropological work at the East-West Center on Jan 1, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama is in Hawaii with his family for a low-key vacation.

US President Barack Obama walks with his daughter Sasha, his niece Savit Ng ((3rd L), daughter Malia, and brother-in-law Konrad Ng, after a visit to the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii January 1, 2012 in Honolulu. The center was showing an exhibition of anthrpological work by Obama's mother Ann Dunham.

US President Barack Obama walks with his daughter Sasha after a visit to the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii January 1, 2012 in Honolulu. From 3rd left: Obama's daughter Malia, wife Michelle, niece Savita Ng, brother-in-law Konrad Ng with his daughter Suhailia, and sister Maya Soetoro-Ng. The center was showing an exhibition of anthrpological work by Obama's mother Ann Dunham.

pics from news.daylife.com

THROUGH HER EYES: S. ANN DUNHAM’S FIELD WORK IN INDONESIA

S. Ann Dunham (1942-1995), President Barack Obama’s mother, is recognized for her outstanding work in anthropology which focused on the small craft industries in village Indonesia. Much of her research was carried out while she was an EWC student fellow in the 1970s. Her devotion to social and economic development was evidenced by her pioneering work in the field of microfinance and gender equity. Her anthropological research helped shape policies set by the institutions she worked with in Asia, including the Ford Foundation, USAID, the Asian Development Bank, and BRI, the oldest bank in Indonesia.

This exhibition includes photographs taken during her years of field research in Indonesia as well as personal artifacts which include examples of metal smithing, jewelry, leather work, textiles, ceramics, and basketry made in the villages of Indonesia. Dunham’s personal art and artifact collection has been augmented by some recent purchases, in order to give wider context to her work in Indonesia.

http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/exhibition-through-her-eyes-s-ann-dunham%E2%80%99s-field-work-indonesia