Philosophically, I would say that I am Buddhist. Maya Soetoro-Ng More Quotes by Maya Soetoro-Ng More Quotes From Maya Soetoro-Ng I'm half white, half Asian. I think of myself as hybrid. People usually think I'm Latina when they meet me. That's what made me learn Spanish. Maya Soetoro-Ng myself me white people Each of us has a right to name ourselves as we will. Maya Soetoro-Ng us right name will My father saw Islam as a way to connect with the community. He never went to prayer services except for big communal events. I am absolutely certain that my father did not go to services every Friday. He was not religious. Maya Soetoro-Ng i-am community prayer father We can do much to help our communities loosen their boundaries and begin to welcome a multitude of ways of being to make sure that individuals of mixed race, religion, or ethnicities don't feel the need to choose one or the other but see their layers as a gift, something that adds beauty. Maya Soetoro-Ng gift welcome beauty religion 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 feel me my-own pride I ended up very American and very Indonesian and a little bit of a lot of things. Maya Soetoro-Ng little american things up 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 her. I pass a mirror, and am surprised by how much I look like her. Maya Soetoro-Ng mirror look you mother I've always kept a journal and brought storytelling into my teaching. Maya Soetoro-Ng always storytelling teaching journal I don't think the White House has always reflected the textures and flavors of this country. Maya Soetoro-Ng think white house country I think it's true we look forward to enormous amounts of information, but I think we would be better off if we thought about the kinds of wisdom and thoughtfulness that we need in order to handle the amount of information ahead. Maya Soetoro-Ng better look think wisdom We can't afford to live in isolation, and we need to teach our kids that the things that they do not only matter to others far away but impact others who live far away, and there are ripples of effect. Maya Soetoro-Ng live need far-away matter I think a lot about our globalized world, our global interconnectedness, and it really saddens me when I see people 'othering,' when I see people who are willing to live narrowly. Maya Soetoro-Ng think me people world It was as a mother that I needed my mother back, and I needed to conjure her anew and think about what she would have counselled and what she would have given. Maya Soetoro-Ng she back think mother I think you can have varied and seemingly contradictory depictions of a single person because we all have many facets and, in a way, many selves. Maya Soetoro-Ng person think you way We all have a limited amount of good judgment. Maya Soetoro-Ng limited good good-judgment judgment As children, we develop some scorn for our parents and their imperfections. Maya Soetoro-Ng imperfections parents some children I like that there are young people being given opportunities to explore and learn and grow and become themselves with a path that is associated with my mother. She would have liked that very much. Maya Soetoro-Ng grow path mother people My brother loves this country deeply. He has laid down roots, and he has always been incredibly patriotic and committed to this country. Maya Soetoro-Ng down brother roots country
