"Black Americans Who Changed Asia Forever" Between 1920 and 1940, thousands of African Americans crossed the Pacific Ocean and found something they couldn't find at home: respect, opportunity, and influence. While facing Jim Crow segregation in America, Black musicians, ministers, intellectuals, and diplomats were shaping culture, politics, and faith across Asia in ways that still echo today. From Buck Clayton creating Chinese jazz in Shanghai's glamorous ballrooms, to Valaida Snow receiving a g

Explore the wonders of the just-opened ‘Christian Dior: Design of Dreams’ retrospective in Shanghai on.dior.com/designerofdreams-shanghai. The third iteration of this legendary exhibition, and adapted for its host city each time, curator Oriole Cullen and scenographer Nathalie Crinière explain the difficulties that needed to be overcome to mount this extraordinary show. With a host of previously-unseen dresses and a particular focus on the House’s history with China as inspiration, the exhibitio