Kenya-China Kids Pen-Pal Program Located in Kibera, Kenya, Africa’s largest slum, Magoso School is a non-profit campus housing and schooling over 400 orphans and HIV children. On Mark’s last visit, he encouraged the children there, aged from 4 to 12, to write and paint letters and postcards to kids at the Shenzhen Welfare Center, including members of the Shenzhen Zijin Music troupe,

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A New type of Chinese calligraphy. At the Beijing talk, Mark presented a calligraphy work he created based on the Han Dynasty Poet and Writer Wang Xizhi. It also included brush calligraphy in English characters next to the Chinese char

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Beijing Talk on Multiculturalism Mark was invited by the Chinese Foreign Experts Bureau to give a talk on multiculturalism and read from his latest book, An Obama’s Journey (Also known as Cultures). The occasion was the event My Foreign Teacher and I. This competition solicited e

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On March 25,  friends and families from all over the world converged on the Hong Kong Cultural Center at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong for a musical evening to benefit kids, initiated and organized by the Mark Obama Ndesandjo Foundation Ltd, Sheenhok Charity, Dikan Solutions and Parsons Music. At the piano, Mark performed one of his own compositions and his favorite Chopin. With many young performers, he and several celebrated singer

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Chinese Language Memoir coming to Mainland China People’s Literature Publishing House bought Simplified Chinese language rights to Mark’s memoir An Obama’s Journey: My Odyssey of Self-discovery across Three Cultures. The book will be available in the second half of 2015.  In this revealing and beautifully written memoir, Mark, recounts his complex relationship with his older half-brother, President Barack Obama, including their first

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3.25 Charity Concert Announcement In association with the Sheenhok Foundation, the

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Shenzhen Volunteer Day March 5 is Shenzhen Volunteer Day. In his role as Voluntee

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A friend of mine once asked me, “What would a farmer in Italy or a cab driver from the Bronx want to know about China?” As I think of this question during the Chinese New Year I thought of three things based on my living in Shenzhen for the past decade: the color red, the presence or absence of family, and the mobile phone.

As China ushers in the Year of the Ram, I walk down a familiar road. It

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Hong Kong Book Signing Mark will give a book signing at Dymocks in Hong Kong this Saturday November 8 at 2:30pm at the IFC Mall. If you have time please come and get a copy of An Obama’s Journey and say hi! 

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China Charity Fair Mark was invited by the Shenzhen Municipal Government to give a keynote address at the Annual China Charity Fair, held this year in Shenzhen. His work with teaching kids music at the Shenzhen Welfare Center for over 12 years was recognized. In his address, Mark encouraged more wealthy Chinese to give to the needy. According to experts, there ar

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Book Launch in New York City Mark read from his memoir An Obama’s Journey to an enthusiastic crowd at the Barnes and Noble flagship store on Broadway. He also took questions from audience members. During his three week US book pro

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Mark Obama Ndesandjo to Launch US Media Tour in NYC

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Mark attended the 2014 Conference on Legislation Against Domestic Violence in Shenzhen held Aug 17. Legislators, activists, volunteers, lawyers, victims of domestic violence and community members from Shenzhen, Beijing, Hong Kong and other cities discussed ways to develop and improve legal ways to help victims fight back. Honored to be a keynote speaker and the only foreigner present, Mark spoke of the need for laws to be easily and widely understood, enforced an

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In April, The celebrated painter Sara Alzmon visited the Shenzhen Bao An Welfare Center at the invitation of its director, Mark and the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre. Sara spoke of her experiences and artistic inspiration to various groups of orphans, staff and teachers. Activities included a painting workshop for the youngest, and musical performances and dancing with Mark, staff and kids.  It was  Sara's first visit to mainland China and a wonderful a

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Mark was invited to Hebei province to help promote cultural exchange at the provincial fair. He donated two calligraphy works for auction . In partnership with local companies, the Foundation also donated 10,000 RMB and various art supplies to a local primary school. The calligraphy will also be auctioned at a later date. The inscriptions were in cursive and traditional script and depict a famous phrase of Confucius': Of the three of us walking, one is my teacher, and one is my stude

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Memoir to be published in the US The world English rights to Mark's Memoir, Cultures, have been purchased by Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe-Pequot Press, a major US publisher. It is now slated for worldwide release in September 2014 under the title ,'An Obama's Journey: My Odyssey of Self-discovery across Three Cultures.'. "My memoir will benefit from excellent editing, marketing support and bookstore availability from this innovative global publisher," Mark announced.
The

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A memoir by Mark Obama Ndesandjo, a half-brother of President Obama, will be published in the United States in the 2014 Fall Season, Lyons Press--An Imprint of Globe Pequot Press said on Tuesday. The book was announced as a self-published memoir

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Mark is in negotiations with a traditional publisher for English rights to CULTURES! Therefore, the book publishing date has been delayed. Since there is a long waiting list we suggest you pre-order the book from amazon. Otherwise, the new availability date will be announced shortly. Thanks for your patience and support!

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