Asia-Hong Kong
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers (1966-1988)
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, an interracial and international R&B band, began when Thomas (Tommy) Chong invited Bobby Taylor, whom...
The Black Pacific, 1919-1941: African Americans and Asia in the Interwar Period
In the following article novelist and independent historian Amy Sommers briefly outlines the experience of African Americans in Asia between...
Derek Burton Collins (1965- )
Derek Burton, the former University of Michigan distinguished classics professor, is the current Dean of the Faculty of Arts at...
Max Julien (1945- )
Max Julien is an American actor, sculptor, and clothes designer. He was born January 1, 1945 in Washington D.C. Julien...
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (née Angela Gisela Brown, 1958- )
The transition of African American actress Meghan Markle to Duchess of Sussex in 2019 brought about by her marriage to...
Mak Pak Shee (1916- ?)
One of the most prominent government ministers in Singapore in the 1950s was Mak Pak Shee whose “very dark” skin...
Richard Lee Davis (1951?- )
Richard L. Davis is a distinguished historian of middle-period and late imperial China. He was born in Buffalo, New York...
Vernie Merze Tate (1905-1996)
Merze Tate, a historian, political author, world traveler, and philanthropist, was the first African American to graduate from Oxford University. ...
Jaya/Maria Luisa Ramsey Kagahastian-Gotidoc (1970- )
Jaya, born Maria Luisa Ramsey, is one of the most renowned singers in the Philippines. Born to popular Afro-Filipino comedienne Elizabeth Ramsey and...
