Barack Obama Facts Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, to a black man and a white woman.Barack Obama is the nominee of the democratic party in the 2008 presidential election.At age six, Obama moved to Indonesia, where he lived for a few years.Obama worked as a community organizer immediately after graduation.He also worked as a university professor, political activist, and lawyer before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.He was propelled to stardom by giving the 2004 democratic...