My mother was a courageous woman, and she had such tremendous love for life. She loved the natural world. She would wake us up in the middle of the night to go look at the moon. When I was a… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
I think you can have varied and seemingly contradictory depictions of a single person because we all have many facets and, in a way,… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
I don't think the White House has always reflected the textures and flavors of this country. — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
One of the things that I have my students do is to take a look at English-language newspapers from all around the world in… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
Barack himself is very much a regular guy, not a silver spoon, incredibly smart, but, you know, he's a scholarship kid, made good use… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
We can do much to help our communities loosen their boundaries and begin to welcome a multitude of ways of being to make sure… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim. — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
I like that there are young people being given opportunities to explore and learn and grow and become themselves with a path that is… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
The rich emotional tapestry of being a mother, becoming a mother, connects you to your own mother. I didn't realize how much I'd become… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
My mother would have enjoyed the idea that her name was being used to build bridges. She cared a great deal and was very… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
I've always kept a journal and brought storytelling into my teaching. — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
Being told that I looked like I belonged everywhere and to everyone helped me feel my fledgling pride in my own multiracialism. — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
It was as a mother that I needed my mother back, and I needed to conjure her anew and think about what she would… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
