Question

A member of this family criticized high tourism prices and Asian and European ownership of local restaurants in the paper Problems Facing our Socialism; that person’s western education was funded by Elizabeth Mooney Kirk. While working as a military cook, a member of this family was arrested and tortured in Kamiti prison by the (*) British. An economist from this family was blacklisted from government work due to fallout from the assassination of Tom Mboya. A woman who married into this family helped develop the (-5[1])microcredit program used in Indonesia. A memoir by a member of this family describes his ethnically Luo father giving him his first basketball on a visit to Hawaii. For 10 (10[1])points, name this family (10[1])that includes America’s first Black president. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Obama family [accept Barack Obama or Hussein Obama or Stanley Ann Obama] (The memoir is Dreams From my Father.)
<DM>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Grant PeetGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryRutgers Diaspora83-5
Connor MayersMaryland AMaryland B+11310
Jonathan ShaufThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them11710
Emmett LaurieRutgers DiasporaGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery12310

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%0%17%108.00
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%117.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%33%91.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%67%98.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%33%100.33
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%100.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%25%115.00
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%100%116.00