Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults) pdf

巴拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马二世（巴拉克侯赛因奥巴马 II，1961年8月4日－）是美国政治家，2009年至2017年担任美国第44任总统。民主党成员，美国第一位非裔总统。
奥巴马此前曾于 2005 年至 2008 年担任伊利诺伊州的美国参议员，并于 1997 年至 2004 年担任伊利诺伊州参议员。
奥巴马出生于夏威夷檀香山。 1983年从哥伦比亚大学毕业后，他在芝加哥担任社区组织者。
1988年，他进入哈佛法学院，成为哈佛法律评论的第一位黑人总裁。
毕业后，他成为一名民权律师和学者，1992 年至 2004 年在芝加哥大学法学院教授宪法。
转向选举政治，从 1997 年到 2004 年，他代表伊利诺伊州参议院第 13 选区竞选美国参议院议员。
奥巴马于2004年获得参议院三月的主要胜利，他受到良好的七月民族大会主题演讲以及他的11月份选举参议院的胜利，受到了全国关注。
2008 年，在与希拉里·克林顿进行了一场势均力敌的初选后，他被民主党提名为总统。奥巴马在大选中胜过共和党候选人约翰麦凯恩，并于 2009 年 1 月 20 日与他的竞选伙伴乔拜登一起就职。九个月后，他被任命为 2009 年诺贝尔和平奖获得者，这一决定引起了褒贬不一的赞誉和批评。

Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults) pdf 巴拉克奥巴马

Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults): A Story of Race and Inheritance

Now adapted for young adults the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, which Toni Morrison called “quite extraordinary,” offers an intimate look at Barack Obama’s early days. This is a compelling journey tracing the future 44th president's odyssey through family, race, and identity.
A revealing portrait of a young Black man asking questions about self-discovery and belonging long before he became one of the most important voices in America. This unique edition includes a new introduction from the author, full-color photo insert, and family tree.
The son of a white American mother and a Black Kenyan father, Obama was born in Hawaii, where he lived until he was six years old, when he moved with his mother and stepfather to Indonesia. At twelve, he returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents. Obama brings readers along as he faces the challenges of high school and college, living in New York, becoming a community organizer in Chicago, and traveling to Kenya. Through these experiences, he forms an enduring commitment to leadership and justice. Told through the lens of his relationships with his family the mother and grandparents who raised him, the father he knows more as a myth than as a man, and the extended family in Kenya he meets for the first time Obama confronts the complicated truth of his father’s life and legacy and comes to embrace his divided heritage.
On his journey to adulthood from a humble background, he forges his own path through trial and error while staying connected to his roots. Barack Obama is determined to lead a life of purpose, service, and authenticity. This powerful memoir will inspire readers to examine both where they come from and where they are capable of going.