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News report on Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo in Shenzhen, China

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... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Dec 03 2008

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18 Jan 08 visit people in Shenzhen(China),ShenZhen Station  »  YouTube videoeast side from ShenZhen-station,to north,DongMen-area, ShenZhen, China 11:48~ 6(Sunday)/January/2008 Hitodori ひとどり 中国 深セン 東門エリア  セン駅前東側 北へ けて  2008年1月6日 日)11:48~ http://1st.geo cities.jp/jp2323y/
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....
06 Nov 08 visit Barack Obama's half-brother in Shenzhen  »  Danwei 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...
19 Jan 09 visit Obama's half brother raise money for Chinese orphans  »  People's Daily The news release didn't say who Mark Ndesandjo was. Nor did the posters and e-mails promoting the concert Friday in the southern Chinese boomtown Shenzhen where he played piano to raise money for orphans. But the 200 or so people who showed up for...
17 Jan 09 visit Obama's half-brother plays Jazz for Shenzhen fundraiser  »  Danwei Thomas Crampton writes on his blog about Mark Ndesandjo's piano performance. Link picked by Danwei.org
07 May 09 visit Taxing fun with cell phones  »  Danwei Mary Ann O'Donnell at Shenzhen Noted introduces a government SMS contest in Shenzhen: One of the events being promoted by the Shenzhen Bureau of Taxation is citizen participation in the 3rd National Tax Collection Text Message Publicity Contest...

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