The New York Times – Music:
“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.
Category: Immigration and Emigration
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In This Heroes’ Tale, Real People Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe
The New York Times – Film:
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated feature “Io Capitano” dramatizes the harrowing journeys made by thousands of Africans each month looking for a better life in Europe.
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Facial Recognition in Airports: Biometrics Technology Is Expanding
The New York Times – Travel:
Biometric technology is expanding at airports across the United States — and the world — and transforming the way we move through them, from checking a bag to boarding the plane.
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Leon Wildes, Immigration Lawyer Who Defended John Lennon, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
Battling the government for more than three years, he was able to prove that the Nixon White House was trying to deport the former Beatle for political reasons.
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Sharing an Airbnb With My Parents for Seven Weeks
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Korea was my parents’ country. They wouldn’t need me there as they did in Canada … right?
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Book Review: ‘Airplane Mode,’ by Shahnaz Habib
The New York Times – Travel:
Shahnaz Habib’s “irreverent history” takes a lively and sometimes ruthless look at who gets to go where and what gets papered over in their accounts.
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Pop Music Hits Finding New Listeners as Mexican Norteñas
The New York Times – Music:
The EZ Band’s blend of norteña music and Top 40 hits offers some Americans a way to connect with their parents’ culture and exposes others to a new sound.
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Help! I Was Denied Boarding on a Cruise Despite Meeting U.S. Travel Requirements
The New York Times – Travel:
A Chinese scientist, an Egyptian grandmother and a Bangladeshi woman from Queens were all turned away and refused a refund despite having the U.S. government’s permission — and documents — to travel.