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Asian-American Trends and Trendsetters

Asian Moxie Asian-influenced trends and Asian-American trendsetters by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eastern Standard Time is a veritable encyclopedia of Asian-influenced culture…

Geraldine Page

actressBorn: 11/22/1924Birthplace: Kirksville, Missouri Page turned in many notable performances on stage and screen, often playing fragile, eccentric characters. After 7 Oscar nominations, she…

Keith ELLISON, Congress, MN (1963)

ELLISON, Keith, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 4, 1963; B.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., 1986; J.D. University of Minnesota, 1990; lawyer…

McCOTTER, Thaddeus George, Congress, MI (1965)

McCOTTER, Thaddeus George, a Representative from Michigan; born in Livonia, Wayne County, Mich., on August 22, 1965; graduated from Detroit Central Catholic High School, Redford, Mich., 1983; B.…

Thaddeus George McCOTTER, Congress, MI (1965)

McCOTTER, Thaddeus George, a Representative from Michigan; born in Livonia, Wayne County, Mich., on August 22, 1965; graduated from Detroit Central Catholic High School, Redford, Mich., 1983;…

Howe, Gordie

(Encyclopedia) Howe, Gordie (Gordon Howe), 1928–2016, Canadian hockey player. One of the great forwards in the game's history, “Mr. Hockey” was renowned for both his offensive and defensive play as…

Highland Park

(Encyclopedia) Highland Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,415), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business…

Yamasaki, Minoru

(Encyclopedia) Yamasaki, MinoruYamasaki, Minorumĭnōˈr&oomacr; yämäsäˈkē [key], 1912–86, American architect, b. Seattle. Yamasaki worked for prominent architectural firms in New York City from…

Monroe, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Bill (William Smith Monroe), 1911–96, country singer, musician, and songwriter, often called the “father of bluegrass,” b.…

Maureen O'Hara

(Maureen FitzSimons)actressBorn: 8/17/1920Birthplace: Millwall, near Dublin, Ireland From the 1940s through the early 1970s, O'Hara brought spirited style to numerous films, particularly those…