by Auma Obama
Obama, Daniel (cousin)
Obama, George (brother)
Obama, Grace Kezia Aoko (mother)
Berlin visit of
British stays of
dancing of
daughter’s first name and
daughter’s memory of
daughter’s physical appearance and
and daughter’s relationships with opposite sex
daughter’s relationship with
daughter’s reunion with
and granddaughter’s infancy and childhood
Heidelberg visit of
husband’s death and
husband’s education and
husband’s other wives and
husband’s relationship with
illness of
pregnancies of
separation of
son’s wedding and
Obama, Halima (grandmother)
Obama, Jael (stepmother)
Obama, Malia (niece)
Obama, Marsat “Osumba” (aunt)
brother’s death and
brother’s relationship with
niece’s amnesia and
Obama, Michelle (sister-in-law)
Kenyan trips of
sister-in-law’s Chicago trips and
wedding of
Obama, Nyaoke (aunt)
Obama, Onyango Hussein (grandfather)
Alego home of
Luo gender roles and
son’s education and
son’s marriages and
Obama, Samson (brother)
Obama, Sarah “Mama Sarah” (grandmother)
granddaughter’s childhood and
granddaughter’s visits with
grandson’s fame and
grandson’s visits with
media and
son’s education and
son’s marriages and
Obama, Sasha (niece)
Obama, Sheree (sister-in-law)
Obama, Yusuf (uncle)
Obanda (cook)
Occidental College
Odengo, Mr.
Onyango, Zeituni (aunt)
brother’s death and
Patrick (friend’s brother)
Peter (acquaintance)
Pisa
Reading, University of
Reis, Gayle
Roberts, Helen
Rotterdam
Saarbrücken
Elke’s departure from
Obama’s father’s trip to
Obama’s relationships with opposite sex in
Obama’s stay with family outside of
Obama’s trip to
snow in
Saarland University
friends made by Obama at
Obama’s arrival at
Obama’s attendance at
Obama’s room at
Safari Rally
Schubert, Franz
Senate, U.S.:
Obama’s brother’s career in
Obama’s brother’s inauguration into
Soetoro, Lolo (stepfather)
Soetoro-Ng, Maya (sister)
sister’s New York trips and
South Africa
Soviet Union
Soyinka, Wole
Sport for Social Change Initiative (SSCI)
Tanzania
Thomson, Joseph
Trixi (friend)
Trunkelsberg
Tsitsi (friend)
Tuscany
ugali
Uganda
Uhuru Park
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
United States
Christmas in
and correspondence between Obama and brother Barack
Elke’s move to
Flint’s work in
Marvin and
Obama’s brother Abongo’s life in
Obama’s brother Barack’s Kenyan visits and
Obama’s brother Barack’s presidential campaign and
Obama’s brother Barack’s presidential inauguration and
and Obama’s brother Barack’s visit with grandmother
Obama’s father’s education in
Obama’s father’s marriages and
Obama’s father’s return from
Obama’s mother’s marriage and
Upper Hill
Vicky (friend)
Wanjohi, Mrs.
Washington, D.C.
CARE conference in
Obama’s brother’s presidential inauguration and
Obama’s trips to
Waiyaki, Munyua
Were, George
Wexham Park Hospital
whites
Obama’s brother’s presidential campaign and
Obama’s stepmothers and
relations between blacks and
Wierlacher, Alois
Woodley
World Wide Lit
Wyatt, Miss
Zenith Promotions
Zimbabwe
Obama’s trips to
screenwriters workshops in
My father’s farewell photo just before he left for the United States to study. Seated are my grandfather and mother (who was pregnant with me at the time.) Uncle Were, an aunt, and my father, who is holding Abongo’s hand, are standing.
Me with my mother and Abongo.
My father with Abongo and me in our house in Roslyn shortly after we had moved in with him and Ruth. Uncle Were is standing in the background.
My grandmother Sarah at her homestead next to her water tank.
Me with grandmother Sarah on her compound.
My older brother Abongo and I (at around fourteen) at a friend’s house.
Me in front of the school library at Kenya High School.
Me at nineteen with grandmother Sarah.
Me cooking in the communal kitchen of our shared student flat in Heidelberg.
Me and my mother during her visit to Heidelberg.
With Barack in his kitchen during our first meeting in Chicago.
Barack and Michelle with family members—I’m in purple—on their first visit to Kenya and our homestead in Alego.
A studio shot with Samson, Abongo, Barack, and Ben. My mother and I are seated.
Barack and family members during the inauguration of the new Obama homestead.
Barack and Michelle at my mechanics in Kibera, waiting while I get my Volkswagen (in the background) fixed.
Akinyi, age eight, and I in England.
About the Author
AUMA OBAMA was born in Kenya right after the country gained its independence. She grew up first with her mother and paternal grandparents, and later with Barack Obama Sr. and her American stepmother. She now lives and works in Nairobi for CARE International, an organization specializing in worldwide humanitarian work.
AND THEN LIFE HAPPENS. Copyright © 2012 by Auma Obama. English translation copyright © 2012 by Ross Benjamin. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
www.stmartins.com
ISBN 978-1-250-01005-6 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-01059-9 (e-book)
First published in Germany by Lübbe.
First U.S. Edition: May 2012
