Yes. Barak/Brak/he who can't stick to one spelling of his name has his own experiences but the difficult life of an immigrant was not something he experienced and I venture to say his experience with skin color was different than that of a full African-American, hence the reference to Tiger Woods. But I assume people will accept an identity if it suits them.
And he also spent some time in Indonesia as well as Hawaii.
-Rudey
--Smart maybe, but really let's not all fall under the magic spell.