Interviews
An American Boyhood: Barack Obama in Hawaii.
An independent documentary film
Congressman Neil Abercrombie
(PhD, Congressman) close friend of Barack Obama's father; tells the story of who his parents were, how his grandparents raised Barack, the influence of Hawaiian culture on Barack and why he thought Barack would be president before Obama held any elected federal office. View the full interview with Neil here.
Sharon Yanagi
Classmate of Obama's from grades 5 through 12
Alice Dewy
Mentor and friend to Obama's mother Ann Dunham during graduate school and her PhD research. Barack and his sister called her "Aunty Alice" she was a close family friend
Eric Kusunoki
Homeroom teacher from 9th-12th grade. At Punahou, you have the same homeroom teacher for 4 years of high school.
Chris McLachlin
Obama's High School Basketball coach.
Dan Hale
Friend and high school basketball teammate with Obama. Also sang in the chapel choir with Obama.
Richard Fassler
Author Rainbow Kids, Hawaii's Gift to America. Explains multi-racial makeup of Hawaiians.
Noel Tippon
former Marine who was deployed to Iraq, talks about military life in Hawaii. Close to 50,000 military personnel live in Hawaii.
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