Once others hear your voice loud and clear, they realise you exist. - Auma Obama

I don’t get tired of being called Barack Obama’s sister because I am. I get tired of being called Barack Obama’s “half-sister” because I’m not. In our culture he’s just my brother, I’m his sister, so being called Barack Obama’s sister, I have no problem with that at all. I guess it becomes an issue when people see me as an extension of him and focus on that. So I guess this sense of “we’re inviting Barack Obama’s sister”, “we’re speaking to Barack Obama’s sister” to get closer to Barack Obama and find out more about him. To an extent it is justified, but that’s not all that I’m about, so I’m very conscious of that, and I’m conscious of making people aware of that and trying to make that clear that is part of the conversation.

It's special for us and for our children and for our communities because it tells every child that if you work hard you can do whatever you want in this world. You can make you future

I'm proud of our name because my brother has really carried our name up there ... it's made its mark in the world.