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Maya Soetoro-Ng

マヤ・ストロ　/　まや・すとろ

Teacher from Indonesia

August 15, 1970 (age 55)　・　Jakarta, Indonesia

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My Take

Maya Soetoro-Ng is a fascinating figure to me precisely because she has built an identity beyond the famous half-brother. Indonesian-American, Jakarta-born, a New York-educated academic now working on peace and conflict resolution in Hawaii, she clearly chose service and education over the spotlight. I respect that. Consulting for the Obama Foundation on an Asia-Pacific leaders program lines up neatly with someone whose whole life spans cultures and continents. The Leo energy of warmth and conviction feels fitting for a teacher. In a world that rewards loud careers, her quiet commitment to bridging divides strikes me as the more durable kind of influence.

Overview

Maya Kasandra Soetoro-Ng (née Soetoro; ; born August 15, 1970) is an Indonesian-American academic, who is a faculty specialist at the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, based in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is also a consultant for the Obama Foundation, working to develop the Asia-Pacific Leaders Program.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Maya Soetoro-Ng
Name (Japanese): マヤ・ストロ
Reading: まや・すとろ
Born: August 15, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dog
Origin: Jakarta, Indonesia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: teacher

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Barnard College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD

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