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Barack Obama's half-brother in Shenzhen

This is a reporting request: Curious if anyone out there in Danwei-land knows Mark Ndesandjo, Barack Obama's half brother, or how to get in touch with him. (Would he be considered the First Half-Brother?) I'd like to request a video interview with him... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Thu, Nov 06 2008

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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....
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...
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...
04 Nov 09 visit Obama's Shenzhen-based brother publishes novel  »  Danwei This report from Reuters does not say where the novel will be published. U.S. President Barack Obama's half-brother made a rare appearance on Wednesday in southern China, his home for seven years, to launch a novel he says draws on his painful...

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