Asia-Pacific

On a sunny day, Sejong Youn, a man with a light medium skin tone, stands outside. He has short black hair and is wearing glasses and a denim button down. He has a closed lip smile and his arms are crossed.
  • Sustainability
  • Leaders
Meet the Obama leader leading corporate sustainability in Europe

Obama Leader advocates for stronger climate policies

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Emma Minimbi, a woman with a medium deep skin tone, stands behind a podium at the United Nations Development Programme Stakeholders Consultation on Sorcery Accusations Related Violence at Loloata Island. She has a braided bun and is wearing a face mask under her chin. In the background is signage that reads, “Initiated by the European Union and the United Nations and United Nations Development Programme.”
  • Equality
  • Leaders
Obama leader stands up against domestic violence in Papua New Guinea

See how Emma uses the law and the power of community to help eradicate gender-based violence.

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  • Girls Opportunity Alliance
  • Education
Hay’s story

Read Hay’s story from Vietnam.

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  • Girls Opportunity Alliance
  • Education
Kiran’s story

Read Kiran’s story from India.

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  • Girls Opportunity Alliance
  • Education
Laxmi’s story

Laxmi’s story

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  • Girls Opportunity Alliance
  • Education
Diana’s story

Watch Diana’s story from Malawi.

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  • The Obama Administration
  • About
Celebrating AANHPI month at the Obama Foundation

Throughout May, the Obama Foundation is celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month.

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Skye and Tim smile in front of a colorful background at the Leaders: Asia-Pacific convening, 2019.
  • Leaders
  • Stories
A ripple of hope: Asia Pacific leaders Skye Riggs and Tim Middlemiss create new organization

The story behind how leaders Skye Riggs and Tim Middlemiss founded Ripple—an organization that empowers young adults in Australia to take action in their communities.

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Meet the leaders at the Asia-Pacific program design workshop Hawaiʻi

Get to know the 21 leaders from 16 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific who are helping us design future programming in the region.

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President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the APEC summit at the JW Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011.
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  • Leaders
Designing the Asia-Pacific Leaders Program

With the help of Foundation supporters and other key stakeholders from the Hawaiʻi community, 21 leaders from across the Asia-Pacific will gather in Hawaiʻi to help design future Obama Foundation programming in the region.

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