My mother would have enjoyed the idea that her name was being used to build bridges. She cared a great deal and was very thoughtful and passionate about education and young women. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
As children, we develop some scorn for our parents and their imperfections. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
I like that there are young people being given opportunities to explore and learn and grow and become themselves with a path that is associated with my mother. She would have liked that very much. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
My brother loves this country deeply. He has laid down roots, and he has always been incredibly patriotic and committed to this country. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
Mom was an academic, so the riches that she had to bestow were of the mind. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
This is not a family of privilege by any stretch of the imagination. Our family is very low key. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
Barack himself is very much a regular guy, not a silver spoon, incredibly smart, but, you know, he’s a scholarship kid, made good use of the resources that were available to him, worked incredibly hard. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
The facts are simply that my brother was born in the United States at the Kapiolani Hospital for Women and Children in 1961. His birth certificate has been authenticated by a number of sources. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
I’m half white, half Asian. I think of myself as hybrid. People usually think I’m Latina when they meet me. That’s what made me learn Spanish. Maya Soetoro-Ng Read Quote
