Maya Soetoro-Ng Net Worth

Maya Soetoro-Ng is the maternal half-sister of former US President Barack Obama and has been in the spotlight since she took part in his presidential campaign in 2007. She is a researcher, educator, writer, and philanthropist, and is known for her quick wit and humor. She is a Buddhist and actively participates in charity, speaking out against racial discrimination and advocating for cultural diversity. She is fond of her Indonesian heritage and her husband's Chinese roots, and is a favorite of her nieces Malia and Sasha. She works for Ceeds of Peace, a nonprofit peace building organization, and is a promoter for peace and cultural diversity.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Barack Obama's Sister
Birth Day August 15, 1970
Birth Place Jakarta, Indonesia, United States
Age 53 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Virgo
Residence Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Education Barnard College, Columbia University (BA) New York University (MA) University of Hawaii, Manoa (PhD)
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Konrad Ng (m. 2003)
Children 2
Parent(s) Lolo Soetoro Ann Dunham
Relatives Barack Obama (Half-brother)

💰 Net worth: $600,000 (2024)

Maya Soetoro-Ng, the esteemed sister of former United States President Barack Obama, has an estimated net worth of $600,000 as of 2024. Born in Indonesia, Maya Soetoro-Ng is renowned for her significant contributions as an educator, author, and activist. Having earned a Master's degree in Secondary Education, she has diligently focused on championing social justice and multicultural education throughout her career. Maya's diligent work and passion have enabled her to achieve financial success, leading to her admirable net worth. Aligned with her brother's legacy, Maya Soetoro-Ng continues to inspire change and promote equality in the United States.

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Biography/Timeline

1944

Soetoro-Ng was born Maya Kasandra Soetoro in Saint Carolus Hospital, a Roman Catholic hospital, in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Indonesian businessman Lolo Soetoro and American cultural Anthropologist Ann Dunham. Her elder half-brother was the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. She has said she was named after American poet Maya Angelou.

1980

Soetoro-Ng and Obama spent several years together in Indonesia and in Hawaii before her mother decided to return to Indonesia with her. After her parents divorced in 1980, her father remarried. From this marriage, Soetoro-Ng has another half-brother, Yusuf Aji Soetoro (b. 1981), and a half-sister, Rahayu Nurmaida Soetoro (b. 1984).

1981

While living in Indonesia, Soetoro-Ng was home-schooled by her mother and then attended Jakarta International School from 1981 to 1984. Like Obama, Soetoro-Ng returned to Hawaii and attended the private Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, graduating in 1988.

1996

Soetoro-Ng was a high-school history Teacher at La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls and the Education Laboratory School, both in Honolulu, Hawaii. She previously taught and developed curriculum at The Learning Project, an alternative public middle school in New York City, from 1996–2000.

2003

In 2003, Maya Soetoro married Konrad Ng (Simplified Chinese: 吴加儒), a Chinese Canadian from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Ng, who is of Malaysian Chinese descent, is now also a US citizen. He was the Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii's Academy of Creative Media. He is now the Executive Director of the Doris Duke Shangri La Center for Islamic Arts and Culture in Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii. They have two daughters, Suhaila and Savita.

2006

Soetoro-Ng received her B.A. degree from Barnard College of Columbia University. She then received an M.A. in secondary language studies and an M.A. in Secondary Education from New York University. In 2006, she received a Ph.D. in international comparative education from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

2007

In May 2007, Soetoro-Ng announced that she would assist Obama in his campaign for presidency, and took two months off to campaign for him. She participated in the 2008 Democratic National Convention, where she spoke briefly about growing up with her brother and brought an Asian-American presence to the stage.

2009

In 2009, Soetoro-Ng helped bring her mother's dissertation to publication in the form of the book Surviving against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia. She wrote a foreword to the book and participated in its launch at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting.

2011

Soetoro-Ng was an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Teacher Education at the University of Hawai'i College of Education and continues to do some consulting work, promoting international exchange and understanding, in partnership with the East West Center. She authored a children's book, Ladder to the Moon, that was inspired by her mother and her daughter, Suhaila; it was published in 2011. She is working on a book about peace education and a young adult novel entitled Yellowood.

2012

Soetoro-Ng also spoke briefly about the Obama administration's accomplishments at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 4, 2012, sharing the podium with First Lady Michelle Obama's older brother, former Oregon State University men's basketball team head coach, Craig Robinson.

2014

Soetoro-Ng's doctoral research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa focused on Multicultural and International Education. She examined the use of narrative to develop more complex understandings of identity in multicultural classrooms. She promoted the learning of Social Studies—history and current events—from multiple perspectives. She has developed and implemented peace education curricula in public high schools and for K-12 teachers in Colleges of Education. With partner Kerrie Urosevich, she conducts professional development workshops to share the Cedes of Peace (ceedsofpeace.org) with educators and families. She co-founded a nonprofit Our Public School (ourpublicschool.org) that works to build bridges between schools and the communities that surround them.