HisFather:BarackHusseinObamacamefromKenya.HisMother:AnnDuhamcamefromWichita,Kansas..TheirparentsmetintheUniversityofHawaii.ObamawasbornonAugust8,1961inHonolulu,Hawaii.HishappychildhoodHismothergotmarriedwithanIndonesian(印度尼西亚人)andgavebirthayoungersister.During1967to1970,helivedinDjakarta(雅加达).ThenhereturnedbacktoHawaiiandlivedwithhisgrandparentsandyoungersister.1973-1976,heattendedaprivatemiddleschoolandhewastheonlyblackboyinhisclass.During1976-1979inhighschool,hedrank,usedmarijuanaandcocaine.Followinghighschool,heattendedtheColombiaUniversity.ObamaenteredHarvardLawSchoolinlate1988.Attheendofhisfirstyear,hewasselected,basedonhisexcellentgradesandbehavior,asaneditoroftheHarvardLawReview(《哈佛法律评论》).Thechoiceaftergraduation---anagentforthepoor.Part-timejob:ateacherinChicagoLawSchool.ThemeetingwithMichelein1988.After4years,theygotmarriedandgavebirth2daughtersMariaandNatasha.妹妹玛雅现年37岁的玛雅从夏威夷大学毕业,是当地一所私立女子中学的历史老师,在夏威夷大学夜校部兼职教课;她嫁给了加拿大籍华人康拉德·伍,有一个2岁的女儿。弟弟马克奥巴马同父异母弟弟马克有斯坦福大学物理学学士学位和埃默里大学工商管理硕士学位;在中国深圳居住了6年,有一家咨询公司和9家木屋烧烤连锁店;已与一位河南姑娘结婚。ObamawaselectedtotheIllinoisSenatein1996.In2004,hewaselectedtotheUSSenate.OnFebruary10in2007,Obamaannouncedhiscandidacy(候选人)forPresidentoftheUnitedStates.ThePresidencyofBarackObamabeganonJanuary20,2009,andhebecamethe44thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.InOctober2009,ObamawasawardedtheNobelPeacePrize.HewaselectedthesecondtermonNovember6,2012.“美国梦”的注解:不凡的经历,执著的梦想,7年的州参议员生涯,3年的国会参议员生涯,一次精彩的演说,两本畅销书,年轻选民、少数族裔和底层平民的支持,好莱坞明星的造势……奥巴马的从政路书写了一部从社会底层奋斗出头的个人成长史。面临的挑战:国内经济衰退、失业率上升、种族问题、资源短缺、全球金融危机、伊拉克战争、阿富汗局势、反恐斗争、中东和平进程……