SPOTLIGHT ON THE EWC ARTS PROGRAM: EWC EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS ALUMNA ANN DUNHAM’S PIONEERING RESEARCH IN INDONESIA
The mother of President Barack Obama, EWC alumna S. Ann Dunham (1942-1995), is recognized in her own right for her outstanding work in anthropology, which focused on the small craft industries in Indonesian villages. “This exhibit shows how much she really valued the labor of the people,” noted EWC Curator Michael Schuster. “And also how much she honored the crafts of the people of Indonesia and around the world with her efforts in economic anthropology and microfinance and in fostering equality and justice.”
The exhibition “Through Her Eyes: Ann Dunham’s Field Work in Indonesia,” which runs until January 8, 2012, includes photographs taken during her years of field research in Indonesia as well as personal artifacts that include examples of metal smithing, jewelry, leather work, textiles, ceramics, and basketry made in the villages of Indonesia.
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Some of her research was carried out while she was an EWC graduate student fellow in the 1970s. Her devotion to social and economic development was reflected in her pioneering work in the field of microfinance and gender equity.
“Each item and photograph in this exhibit represents a connection, a relationship, an adventure that she had,” explained Maya Soetoro-Ng, Ann Dunham’s daughter. “For me the exhibit is about the value of courage – the kind of courage that allows women like her to forge connections and make a family with people from other cultures on the other side of the globe – the kind of courage that takes the raw material of her childhood and does something unexpected with it.… Intellectual courage coupled with emotional courage is what is required to change the world. The East-West Center was a place that helped her change her corner of the world and helped her to influence others to change theirs for the better.”
Hussein had a half sister named Maya, first pic related.
Other pic is Maya Santamaria, the owner of the El Rodeo Nueva that employed both Chauvin and Floyd. Who may be a crisis actor.
Odd.