doi:10.7916/xffx-g786Oral history interview with Jerry Burris and Stuart Glauberman, 2022Burris, Jerryoral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesJournalistsBranding (Marketing)--Political aspects--United StatesHawaii Politics and governmentBurris, JerryGlauberman, StuartObama, BarackDunham, S. Ann (Stanley Ann)United StatesStuart and Jerry reflect on their careers in journalism and what led them to write a book about how Hawaii shaped Barack Obama's life. Stuart mentions his experiences of being a New Yorker as part of the reason for inquiring into Barack Obama's upbringing in Hawaii. Both Stuart and Jerry are candid about the methodology behind their book. They acknowledge they do not know Barack Obama personally, having compiled the book through interview clippings, quotes from Obama's books, and Jerry Burris' historical knowledge of Hawaii. Glauberman and Burris detail Hawaii's influence on Obama versus Chicago's influence and how marketing Obama from Chicago was more politically salient. They affirm this further by noting his identification with the Black community before Hawaii's hapa community. Glauberman and Burris speculate on a supposed Black role model in Obama's life- Frank Marshall Davis. Additionally, they emphasize the influence of Anne Dunham on Barack Obama's upbringing, noting that her strong beliefs had such an enormous impact on him that their book should have been titled 'Dreams From My Mother'