Photo: Uni You, courtesy of Isabel Crook, The Beijinger One of Canada’s most respected “Old China Hands,” Ms. Isabel Crook, passed away in Beijing at the age of 107 on Sunday, August 20. She was born to Canadian ...
New Zealand-born designer Sean Kelly emerged as the victor in Season 13 by impressing the judges challenge after challenge. For the memorable “rainway” challenge — which tasked the competitors with creating a look that was both avant-garde and waterproof — he presented a white dress that blo...
aLi Yundi,a well-known Chinese pianist,always loved music.He was born in 1982 in Chongqing.When he was a small boy,he could hum songs and difficult pieces of music.He began to learn the accordion at the age of four,and he started to learn the piano when he was seven.In October 2000...
The first legislation to start abolition was theRio Branco Law(Lei Rio Branco)also known as theLaw of Free Birth(Lei do Ventre Livre), which was passed by the Brazilian parliament on September 28,1871. The intention was to provide freedom to all newborn children of those enslaved and slaves...
Michael Eble on Where Y'Art Works | Michael Eble was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a BFA degree in painting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a MFA degree in painting and drawing from the University of M
And Isabel Sanford was the only one for the role, actually born in Harlem herself. Her first film role was in the 1967 Sidney Poitier ledGuess Who’s Coming to Dinner, in which her performance garnered solid reviews and the interest of one of the most important men in Hollywood,Norman Le...
The Austrian-born Baum was riding a wave of success from her novel, Menschen im Hotel, which became a best-seller in the U.S. as Grand Hotel and, in turn, the 1932 movie of the same name that won the Oscar for best picture of the year. Zane Grey. Grey had, by this time, ...
I’m a married expat myself, and have a daughter who was born in Brazil and has dual citizenship. In fact, most of the American, Canadian, and British expats I know have children who live abroad with them. For each country, you’ll find an overview of what makes it so attractive to...
Leah Morace on Where Y'Art Works | I was born and raised in Central Louisiana. As a child, my passion for painting first stemmed from my grandmother, Frances Moreau, when we took chinaware painting lessons together. I went o
I tried making them when I was little and it didn’t really work out for me. The biggest things I do these days is look back a little, make any amends needed, and try to plan where I’m headed. May the rest of 2023 be a time of peace and joy. May the new year usher in fre...