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Maya Soetoro-Ng Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Maya Soetoro-Ng Biography

Maya Soetoro-Ng is one of the most popular and richest Teacher who was born on August 15, 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Soetoro Nag was born Maya Kasandra Soetoro at Saint Carolus Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the daughter of Ann Dunham, an American cultural anthropologist, and Lolo Soetoro, an Indonesian businessman. Barack Obama, her older half-brother, is the 44th President of the United States. She claims she was named after Maya Angelou, an American poet.

Soetoro Ng was a high-school history teacher at La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls, and the Education Laboratory School in Honolulu. From 1996 to 2000, she taught at The Learning Project in New York City and designed curriculum.

Soetoro-Ng received her B.A. degree from Barnard College of Columbia University. She then received an M.A. in secondary language studies and an M.A. in Secondary Education from New York University. In 2006, she received a Ph.D. in international comparative education from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

In May 2007, Soetoro-Ng announced that she would assist Obama in his campaign for presidency, and took two months off to campaign for him. She participated in the 2008 Democratic National Convention, where she spoke briefly about growing up with her brother and brought an Asian-American presence to the stage.

Soetoro Ng lived in Indonesia and was home-schooled at home by her mother. She then attended Jakarta International School between 1981 and 1984. Obama’s daughter, Soetoro Ng, returned to Hawaii in 1981 and attended Punahou School in Honolulu. She graduated in 1988.

NameMaya Soetoro-Ng
First NameMaya
Last NameSoetoro-Ng
OccupationTeacher
BirthdayAugust 15
Birth Year1970
Place of BirthJakarta
Home Town
Birth CountryIndonesia
Birth SignLeo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsStanley Ann Dunham, Lolo Soetoro
SiblingsBarack Obama, Rahayu Soetoro, Yusuf Soetoro
SpouseKonrad Ng
Children(s)Savita Ng, Suhaila Ng

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Soetoro-Ng was an assistant professor at the Institute for Teacher Education at the University of Hawai’i College of Education and continues to do some consulting work, promoting international exchange and understanding, in partnership with the East West Center. She authored a children’s book, Ladder to the Moon, that was inspired by her mother and her daughter, Suhaila; it was published in 2011. She is working on a book about peace education and a young adult novel entitled Yellowood.

Maya Soetoro-Ng Net Worth

Maya Soetoro-Ng is one of the richest Teacher from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maya Soetoro-Ng's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Maya Kasandra Soetoro-Ng (/’ m aI . @ s.u: ‘t o.r oU, ‘I NG/ ; was born August 15, 1970). She is the Indonesian-American maternal half sister of the 44th United States President, Barack Obama. She was a former high school history teacher. She is now a consultant for Obama Foundation and is working to create the Asia-Pacific Leaders Program.

Soetoro Ng and Obama lived together for several years in Indonesia and Hawaii, before her mother decided to go back to Indonesia with her. Her father was remarried after her parents divorced in 80. Yusuf Aji Soetoro, Soetoro’s half-brother (b. 1981) and a half-sister Rahayu Nurmaida Setoro (b. 1984).

In 2003, Maya Soetoro married Konrad Ng (Simplified Chinese: 吴加儒), a Chinese Canadian from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Ng, who is of Malaysian Chinese descent, is now also a US citizen. He was the director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii’s Academy of Creative Media. He is now the executive director of the Doris Duke Shangri La Center for Islamic Arts and Culture in Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii. They have two daughters, Suhaila and Savita.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTeacher
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Soetoro-Ng also spoke briefly about the Obama administration’s accomplishments at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 4, 2012, sharing the podium with First Lady Michelle Obama’s older brother, former Oregon State University men’s basketball team head coach, Craig Robinson.

Soetoro-Ng’s doctoral research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa focused on Multicultural and International Education. She examined the use of narrative to develop more complex understandings of identity in multicultural classrooms. She promoted the learning of Social Studies—history and current events—from multiple perspectives. She has developed and implemented peace education curricula in public high schools and for K-12 teachers in Colleges of Education. With partner Kerrie Urosevich, she conducts professional development workshops to share the Cedes of Peace (ceedsofpeace.org) with educators and families. She co-founded a nonprofit Our Public School (ourpublicschool.org) that works to build bridges between schools and the communities that surround them.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 2009, Soetoro-Ng helped bring her mother’s dissertation to publication in the form of the book Surviving against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia. She wrote a foreword to the book and participated in its launch at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting.

Who is Maya Soetoro-Ng Dating?

According to our records, Maya Soetoro-Ng married to Konrad Ng . As of December 1, 2023, Maya Soetoro-Ng’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Maya Ranked on the list of most popular Teacher. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Maya Soetoro-Ng celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

Who is Barack Obama's sister?

Sisters

Who is Maya Soetoro husband?

Konrad Ng

What was Barack Obama's stepfather's name?

Lolo Soetoro (EYD: Lolo Sutoro; Javanese: [ˈlɒlɒ suːˈtɒrɒː]; 2 January 1935 – 2 March 1987), also known as Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo or Mangundikardjo, was an Indonesian man who was the stepfather of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

How old is Obama today?

60 years (August 4, 1961)

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