Expat artist Elizabeth Catlett, 96, dies in Cuernavaca
Elizabeth Catlett, a U.S. expatriate renowned for her dignified portrayals of African-American and Mexican women, has died. She was 96 and lived in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Catlett had a colorful history. The sculptor and printmaker was barred from the U.S. for political activism during the McCarthy era. Catlett was born in Washington, D.C., and moved to Mexico in 1946. She befriended Diego … [Read More...]
American expat in Beijing: A tough adjustment
A media consultant who left his job in Las Vegas spoke to me over the weekend about his life in Beijing, two years after he began a five-year gig there. First, his flight to New York, when I spoke to him, he was having a hard time shaking the jet lag that's to be expected after a 20-hour flight. He was happy that the flight was on time, and required only one layover, which was in Chicago. … [Read More...]
Expat People
HHI tonight: From Dallas to London
After a brief lull, North American viewers tonight will be treated a new “House Hunters International.” We’ll meet Claudia, a corporate event planner whose expanding company is taking her overseas. So she, her husband Fred and their 18-month-old son Brennan, are moving from their spacious Dallas home to London, England. Will there be another search [...]