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Interview
cont’d from pg 7
KW: What message
do you think people will
take away from the book?
What did you hope to
achieve by publishing
the book?
MON: There were a
few reasons why I wrote
the book. One was that
I wanted to tell my sto-
ry myself, and not have
others tell it for me.
Another was tht I felt
my family is nebulous
in many ways. A lot of
people don’t understand
it. It represents change
which can be frightening
to many people. I wanted
people to know about the
Obama family and where
we come from, with a
lineage traced back to
the 17th Century. I think
that’s a service the coun-
try needs to know. The
other thing I wanted to
talk about is the expe-
rience of being mixed-
race. Many Americans,
and more and more peo-
ple around the world
are going through this
globalization of race,
culture and religion.
And we’re discovering
that we don’t represent
just one culture, but two
or three. Growing up as
a mixed-race kid was a
very bumpy road, and I
wanted to share how that
experience helped form
my identity, hoping that
it might serve as a lesson
for the kids of the world
who are closer and closer
physically as well as in-
tellectually.
KW: I found your writ-
ing intense and moving,
especially that chapter
about the loss of your
brother, David.
MON: Thank you so
much. That was a tribute
to my brother. I wanted
to make sure that no one
forgot him. He was the
closest to me in many
ways. We had the same
mom and the same dad.
In that chapter and the
one on my step-father I
try to pay my respects to
two remarkable people.
Part of my purpose was
to express the humanity
of these wonderful peo-
ple in my family.
KW: Well, you certain-
ly succeeded. But you
also succeeded in paint-
ing your biological fa-
ther as a monster.
MON: He was tortured.
For a long time, I felt that
it wasn’t a big deal, until I
appreciated its effects on
my life. For a long time, I
couldn’t remember any-
thing good about my fa-
ther. That was one of my
reasons for writing the
book. How can a child
actually not remember
one good thing about his
Obituary: Carmon Cunningham
May 30, 1954 - June 21, 2016
C
armon Cunningham, a loving fater, hus-
band, brother and friend who was highly
loved and respected by members of the
community with whom he worked, has
died at the age of 62.
he was born on May 30, 1954 to Melvia and
Roosevelt Cunningham. He graduated from
John Adams High School in northeast Portland
in 1972, and earned a bachelor’s degree in eco-
nomics at Pacific University in Forest Grove in
1976. At Pacific, he was known for starting the
Concerned Black Students organziation and
also for his role as a DJ for the college radio
station.
He received his Master’s in Business Admin-
istration from Boston University in 1991. In
1995, he became the director of alumni rela-
tions for the Sloan School of Managment at the
Massachusetts Institue of Technology. While
at MIT, he met his wife, Paul T. Hammond Cun-
ningham, and they married on Sept. 9, 2000 and
moved to Newton, Mass.
He became the vice president of communica-
tions and technology for the boston non-prof-
it, Jobs for the Future, working to increase the
eductaion and training level of young adults.
He opened the Cleaner Spot, a dry cleaners
in Wilmington, Mass., with three locations. He
also serviced as president of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce.
He is survived by his wife Paula; son Dante;
daughter-in-saw Rathana Bun; stepson James
Hammond, mother Melvia Cunningham, and
two brothers, Gerald and Derwin Cunningham.
He also leaves behind several cousins, nieces
and nephews, and multiple friends from every
phase of his life.
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father? I would really try
to, Kam, but I couldn’t.
KW: What inspired
you to write about him
anyway?
MON: The pride that
Barack inspired in me
about the Obama family
once again. That rush of
elation and that sense
of being a part of some-
thing bigger than myself
was unmistakable. For
all of Barack’s flaws and
shortcomings, his ability
to inspire people is amaz-
ing. Then, as I was writ-
ing, I felt like I couldn’t
write about a father who
was so one-dimension-
al. And in the process of
researching more about
him, I imagined his good
points, I came to a sort
of resolution, and I also
came to understand a lit-
tle bit more about myself.
Still, there was some-
thing so raw about that
chapter that I couldn’t
read it after I wrote it.
It’s so emotional for me,
but it was something that
needed to be said.
KW: You have a way
with words. For instance,
it was very vivid how you
described Barack’s smell-
ing like cigarettes and
his callousness.
MON: [Laughs] Details
are important. I real-
ize that people find it
strange when I talk about
my brother in physical
detail. But I don’t see him
as the President. I see
him as a brother. That’s
the fundamental differ-
ence in perspective be-
tween me and the vast
majority of the people I
interact with. When he
steps off a plane, I might
notice the bags under his
eyes. Some people feel
you shouldn’t point that
out about a president.
You’ve got me going,
Kam. [Laughs heartily]
KW: Cousin Leon Mar-
quis says: I didn’t even
know Barack had a broth-
er. How’d you get a name
like Mark when your
brother is named Barack?
Did you Americanize it,
like when Barack called
himself Barry?
MON: When I was
born, my father, being
a member of the Luo
tribe, wanted to give me
a Luo name. He called me
Okoth. But my mother,
from the outset, want-
ed to give me a Western
name, too. She took Mark
from the Bible.
KW: Professor/Author
Dinesh Sharma asks: Do
you feel that growing
up with parents from
two different cultures
shaped you in any im-
portant ways?
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MARKETING COORDINATOR—
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
INVITATION TO BID
CITY OF FOREST GROVE, OREGON
FIRWOOD LANE SANITARY SEWER
EXTENSION PROJECT CDBG #7108
Sealed bids for the Firwood Lane Sanitary Sewer
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Administrative Services Director of the City of For-
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cal time, on July 28, 2016. No bids will be received after
the BID CLOSING time. Bids will be publicly opened
and read at the above mentioned location and date at
2:00PM local time.
The purpose of Marketing Coordinator—International
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that support the International Tourism Department. To
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at 5:00 pm, July 25th.
This is a sanitary sewer construction project with work
consisting of approximately: 1200 LF of 8”-10” diameter
sewer main line, 4 manholes 8’-20’ deep, 1600 LF of
4”-6” diameter side sewer piping with connections to
existing buildings, and trench resurfacing.
Plans and specifications may be examined at the office
of the City of Forest Grove Engineering Department,
1928 Council Street, Forest Grove, OR 97116. A copy
of said documents may be obtained at the above lo-
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East 13th Ave
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Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives is a
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advocacy for services to our residents”. We are current-
ly having several open positions in our Fiscal, Adminis-
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Bids Due: August 3, 2016 – 3:00PM
Job Walk: Wednesday, July 20th – 2:00PM
Pre-Bid RFIs Due: Friday, July 22nd – 12:00PM
Construction starts September 21st, 2016
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1705 SW Taylor Street, Suite 200
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Contact accepting bids: Natasha Carroll
Natasha.Carroll@fortisconstruction.com
Phone: 503-459-4477
Fax: 503-459-4478
OR CCB#155766
Bid documents are available for review at the Fortis
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DAY CARE TEACHER
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origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status in ac-
cordance with law.
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