Sheila Miyoshi Jager
American historian
Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963) is an American historian. She is a Professor of East Asian Studies at Oberlin College. She is the author of two books on Korea and the co-editor of a third book on Asian nations in the post-Cold War era. She is known for her relationship with Barack Obama before his marriage with Michelle Obama.
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 Sheila Miyoshi Jager speaking at the 2013 National Book Festival | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Alma mater | Bennington College Middlebury College University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | Oberlin College |
| Spouse | Jiyul Kim |
| Children | 4 |
In the 1980s, Jager lived with Barack Obama, then a community organizer in Chicago.[1] In 1986, Obama asked her parents if he could marry her, but they rejected.[1] Shortly after he entered the Harvard Law School, Obama proposed to Jager a second time, but she rejected him.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sheila Miyoshi Jager: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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