Sasha Obama is the daughter of President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama. Malia Obama is her older sister.
Parade Magazine
The Parade Magazine published an open letter from Barack Obama to his daughters on January 14, 2009. In the letter, Obama said that he ran for president to improve their lives and the lives of all children in the United States.PARADE Magazine: Barack Obama: A Letter to My Daughters (January 14, 2009)
Sasha and Malia Dolls
The company Ty, Inc., which produces the Beanie Babies, came out with two dolls named "Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha" in January 2009. The dolls, two black girls, are not based on the daughters of President Barack Obama, said a senior vice president in the company, after asked if they had the right to use Malia's and Sasha's images.Chicago Tribune: Marvelous Malia' and 'Sweet Sasha' dolls are not the Obama girls, Ty says (January 22, 2009)
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"Sasha" is a nickname for "Natasha"
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Sasha is the youngest child to occupy the White House since Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy did so in 1977
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Obama promised them a puppy when they move into the White House
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Malia and Sasha both attend Attends Sidwell Friends School
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Previously attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools in Chicago, Illinois
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Sasha and Malia's grandmother on their mom's side, Marian Shields Robinson, will live with them at the White House
