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Obama’s Brother Speaks (And Writes)

Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, Barack Obama’s younger half-brother, has finally broken his media silence, just weeks before the U.S. president’s first visit to China. Ndesandjo, who has lived in the south China city of Shenzhen since 2002, appeare... ...full story at China Journal

from China Journal on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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05 Sep 07 visit My half brother  »  YouTube videoThis is my half brother, we were in a chinese resturant. My dad was there too... when did i vid tape that? hmmmm... end of August... 2007
03 Dec 08 visit News report on Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo in Shenzhen, China  »  Shanghaiist President-elect Barack Obama has a half-brother by the name of Mark Ndesandjo who's been in Shenzhen for a few years now. According to this video report by a Shenzhen TV station (we think), on the day of Obama's victory, Mark Ndesandjo sent a text message...
17 Jan 09 visit Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo helps raise RMB250,000 for orphans in Shenzhen charity event  »  Shanghaiist Thomas Crampton points us to a special fundraiser held Friday night in Shenzhen by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China to benefit orphans. Star of the evening was none other than Presidential-elect Barack Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo....
05 Nov 09 visit Obama's half-brother writes semi-fiction book about abusive dad  »  Shanghaiist U.S. President Barack Obama’s China-residing half-brother, Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, has now launched his first novel, “Nairobi to Shenzhen.” in Guangdong province. The book is “semi-autobiographial” and about his life...
19 Nov 09 visit Obama says he met with half brother while in China  »  People's Daily &$ &$Mark Ndesandjo, US President Barack Obama's half-brother gestures as he speaks during an interview at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. When President Barack Obama landed in Beijing Monday on his first state visit to China, his...
18 Nov 09 visit A Brief Family Reunion for Obama  »  China Journal Amid a busy schedule of official meetings and speed-tours through famous sites in Beijing, Barack Obama also had a chance to meet with his half-brother Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo.

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