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Nettie Lee Benson, for whom the Latin American collection is named, devoted the greatest part of her career to expanding the library's holdings by traveling to Latin America to acquire materials [10] and she "developed an innovative acquisition methodology adapted to the conditions in the Latin-American book-publishing trade."
Nettie Lee Benson was born on January 15, 1905, in Arcadia, Texas, to Jasper William and Vora Ann (née Reddell) Benson. Her family moved to Sinton, Texas , when she was about three years old. [ 1 ] The Bensons were a family of farmers, managing a small ranch and growing vegetables in the Sinton area.
Crinum asiaticum, commonly known as poison bulb, giant crinum lily, grand crinum lily, or spider lily, [2] is a plant species widely planted in many warmer regions as an ornamental. It is a bulb-forming perennial producing an umbel of large, showy flowers that are prized by gardeners. However, all parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested.
Tricyrtis is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the lily family, with approximately 20 known species.The species are commonly known in English as toad lilies. The genus has a native range from the Himalayas to eastern Asia, including China, [3] Japan, [4] Philippines and Taiwan, [5] and a few species are cultivated for their ornamental qualities in other parts of the world.
Lilium bulbiferum, common names orange lily, [2] fire lily, Jimmy's Bane, tiger lily and St. John's Lily, is a herbaceous European lily with underground bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The Latin name bulbiferum of this species, meaning "bearing bulbs", refers to the secondary bulbs on the stem of the nominal subspecies.
Erythronium japonicum, known as Asian fawn lily, [2] Oriental fawn lily, Japanese fawn lily is a pink-flowered species trout lily, belonging to the Lily family and native to Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East (Sakhalin Island, Kuril Islands) and northeastern China (Jilin and Liaoning). [3] [4] It is a spring ephemeral, blooming April–June in ...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for the new Nettie S. Freed Expeditionary K-8 School, which is expected to complete construction by fall.
The phrase has since come to be used as a symbol for the cohesiveness of Asian American cultural identity and cultural pride, especially on the Internet. It's usually mentioned close to the Asian Pride slogan. [21] The humor is derived from the fact that rice is a staple food in many Asian cultures. The slogan can thus be viewed as an Asian ...