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Jennifer Pan's mother, Bich Ha Pan (pronounced "Bick"), [note 2] and father, Huei Hann Pan, [note 3] were ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam to Canada. [3] Hann was born and educated in Vietnam, and he moved to Canada in 1979 as a refugee. Bich also came to Canada as a refugee. The couple were married in Toronto and lived in Scarborough ...
Pan was born on April 16, 1991. [1] In 2009, he represented the USA in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Bremen, Germany, where he won a silver medal. [2]Jiang was born in Seattle, Washington, on February 14, 1994, to parents of Chinese ancestry.
Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title character in Peter Pan (1954), and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959).
Norbert Rillieux was born into a prominent Creole family in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the son of Vincent Rillieux, a white plantation owner and inventor, and his placée, Constance Vivant, a free person of color. [2] [3] Norbert was the eldest of seven children. His siblings were: Barthelemy, Edmond, Marie Eugenie, Louis, Marie Eloise, and ...
Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wendy. [1] Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913, [2] and a member of the Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours. [3]
Jacques Pépin (French pronunciation: [ʒak pepɛ̃]; born December 18, 1935) [1] is a French chef, author, culinary educator, television personality, and artist. [2] After having been the personal chef of French President Charles de Gaulle, he moved to the US in 1959 and after working in New York's top French restaurants, refused the same job with President John F. Kennedy in the White House ...
A saucepan is one of the basic forms of cookware, in the form of a round cooking vessel, typically 3.5 to 4 inches (90 to 100 mm) deep, and wide enough to hold at least 1 US quart (33 imp fl oz; 950 ml) of water, with sizes typically ranging up to 4 US quarts (130 imp fl oz; 3.8 L), [1] and having a long handle protruding from the vessel.
Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden (November 11, 1872 – July 17, 1953), known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American actress and stage designer who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production of Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. [1]