In 1988 Akerman returned to New York to film "American Stories/Food, Family and Philosophy," an exploration of her Jewish heritage through a series of stories told by immigrants. In the '90s, Akerman moved into more commercial filmmaking as the independent film boom allowed more idiosyncratic ...
In January 1997, the international-relations expert Madeleine K. Albright was sworn in as the United States’ 64th Secretary of State. She was the first woman to hold that job, which made her the highest-ranking woman in the federal government’s history. Before PresidentBill Clintonasked her...
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Ezra Taft Benson (1899 - 1994) Former secretary of Agriculture, prophet of the LDS church; born in Whitney. Gutzon Borglum (1867 - 1941) Born near Bear Lake, Idaho, the son of Danish immigrants, Gutzon may have learned his love of sculpting from his father who was a woodcutter. Borglum...
Born in French Indochina, to two teachers (immigrants from France), growing up in Indochina. She was sent to France before World War II (to continue her education), and experienced that war as a young woman in occupied France. Birthplace: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Jean Cocteau Dec. ...
in Washington DC, first woman ophthalmologist (a specialist in eye ailments) in the United States, first woman eye surgeon, and first woman professor at a medical school (Howard University). Early Years Born Isabel Hayes April 17, 1845 in Irasburg, Vermont to Scottish immigrants Dr. Henry ...
Meanwhile,Vasilisa the Wise and The Snow Maiden test the reader on Russias language and history. A special section of the book explains the importance of following Moscows strict residency and employment rules,stressing that immigrants could otherwise be deported(驱逐出境)or banned from entry.The ...
in the air always held excitement and enchantment for the young daughter of Irish immigrants. That love of flying would lead the Air Force colonel to be honored as the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, STS-93, in July 1999, and place the NASA astronaut into the history ...
that provides victims of discrimination with legal resources and advocates for immigrants. In 2008, she and her partner Lia Shigemura became one of the first same-sex couples to legally marry in the state of California. She published her most recent bookLast Boat Out of Shanghaiin 2019. ...
【2】Why do immigrants choose to settle in the United States according to the passageBecause they think that ___.A.they can start profitable businesses thereB.they can find more and better ways to make a livingC.they will make a fortune overnight thereD.they can be more competitive in ...