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He was raised in Hawaii by his maternal grandparents, except for a period of time between the ages of about 6 years old, when his mother remarried a man from Indonesia and took Obama there to live with them, and 10 years old when his mother, wanting him to have an American education, sent him to live in Hawaii with his grandparents. He graduated from High School there and went on to California to Occidental College. He was a grown man when he first went to Chicago, making it his home after graduating from Harvard University Law School.
President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. He lived in Jakarta, Indonesia from age 6-10. Then he returned to Honolulu until his high school graduation in 1979.
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∙ 11y agoHe mostly grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born there, then left it for four years to live in Jakarta, Indonesia with his mom and step-dad, but returned to Hawaii to finish middle school and high school.
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∙ 11y agoBarack Obama spent the first five years of his life in Honolulu, Hawaii. He then moved to the country of Indonesia with his mom and step-dad for four years, but returned to Honolulu to complete his education from grade five till his high school graduation in 1979. So, he mostly grew up in Honolulu.
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What did obama want to become when he grew up?
I think he wanted to be a a teacher or a president.
When Barack Obama was a child was he thinking about being a president when he grew up?
in elemery school
When did Barack Obama decide that his dream was to be president?
when he was in 4th grade and the kids were going aroud saying what they wanted to be when they grew up. he got up and said, "I want to be the president of the United States!"
Michelle Obama where she grew up?
Chicago
What former US president called a city in Illinois his homeboy town?
Ronald Reagan was the only President who grew up in Illinois.
Did Barack Obama have a pet goat?
If you are asking about the president, no he did not. But if you are asking about his father (who had the same name), he grew up in a village where people did have goats, and he may have had one too.
Did the Obama family always go to Hawaii for Christmas or did they just start going there after he became President?
No, he has always gone to hawaii. He was born in hawaii and grew up there.
Are Obama and Bill Gates both from Minnesota?
No. Bill Gates was born and grew up in Seattle, Washington, and Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and grew up there, and in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Did Obama and osama go to same school?
....... Likely not. Osama Bin Laden probably had nothing to do with the U.S.A while growing up and possibly didn't go to school at all. Barack Obama was born in the U.S.A to be President and grew up in the U.S.A.
Where was Michelle Obama raised at?
Michelle Robinson was born and grew up on the South Side of Chicago.
What president grew up in Compton CA?
Richard Nixon was the only President who grew up in California. He actually grew up about 15 miles east of Compton, in Whittier and Yorba Linda.
Obama grew up herding what animals with his father?
Barack Obama the president never herded animals. He was born in Hawaii, and spent much of his life there. But his father, also named Barack Obama, grew up in Kenya, and his family did in fact raise goats.
