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28.05.2019 05:00 Date: May 28, 2019 Today’s Doodle celebrates the 100th birthday of Brazilian educator and advocate Dorina de Gouvêa Nowill, whose tireless efforts made Brazil more responsive to the needs of visually impaired. An unfortunate illness left Nowill blind at the age of 17. As the first blind student to enroll in a regular school in São Paulo, she found it difficult to find the books she needed. As a result, she began advocating for all students’ access to culture and information. Becoming a teacher at her alma mater, Nowill implemented training for education of the blind and won a scholarship to further her studies at Columbia University in the United States. In 1946 she and some friends established the Foundation for the Book of the Blind in Brazil with the country’s first large Braille press, enlisting volunteers to transcribe various publications. After working to found the Department of Special Education for the Blind, Nowill helped pass a law guaranteeing blind people’s right to an education. Such accomplishments led to new opportunities on a wider scale. Elected president of the World Council of the Blind in 1979, she went on to speak at the United Nations General Assembly and campaigned for the creation of the Latin American Union of the Blind. Having won numerous philanthropic awards, Nowill’s legacy lives on in the work of her nonprofit organization, , which prints braille editions for Brazil’s Ministry of Education as well as everything from menus to airline safety cards. The foundation also distributes audio and digitally accessible books to schools and libraries all over Brazil, ensuring the just and inclusive society that Dorina Nowill foresaw. Happy birthday, Dorina Nowill! Location: Tags: , , , , , ,
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25.05.2019 00:09 Date: May 25, 2019 Today’s Doodle celebrates Jordan’s Independence Day, also known as Eid al-Istiklaal. A relatively young nation in an ancient land, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan commemorates its independence from British rule on this day. The Jordanian flag can be seen flying throughout the country , with each color symbolizing a different aspect of the nation’s history. The black band represents the Arab Abbasid dynasties; the white band represents the Umayyad dynasties; the green band represents the Fatimid dynasties; the crimson triangle represents the Hashemite dynasty. The seven-pointed Islamic star represents the seven verses of Surah Al-Fatiha in the Qur’an. In the capital city of Amman, parades and fireworks mark the occasion. Happy Independence Day 2019, Jordan! Location: Tags: , ,
24.05.2019 19:11 Date: May 25, 2019 Today’s Doodle honors Sudirman Haji Arshad, the Malaysian singer, songwriter, author, visual artist, and actor known as “Sudi” to his legions of fans. Born the youngest of seven children in Temerloh, Pahang, on this day in 1954, Sudi worked as a journalist and an attorney before becoming one of the most popular performers in Asia, remembered for his piercing tenor voice and for staging one of the largest free concerts in Malaysian history. Sudi’s singing career surged after winning a contest on Bintang Radio Television Malaysia, and he went on to top the charts in Singapore, Brunei, and Indonesia. On April 15, 1986 he performed for a crowd of over 100,000 on Kuala Lumpur’s Chow Kit Road. Lifted above the audience by crane, Sudi delivered a performance that delighted a crowd that included Malay, Chinese, and Indian fans. At London’s Royal Albert Hall, Sudi won acclaim at the Asian Popular Music Awards in 1989, singing his signature hit “A Thousand Million Smiles” as well as a rendition of “Send In The Clowns” with choreography that paid tribute to Charlie Chaplin. The performance helped to raise Sudirman’s international profile. He would go on to travel the world from Hawaii and Asia through the Middle East and Europe. Appointed a "Singing Ambassador" by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Sudi expanded his audience by singing in Malay as well as English, Tamil, Tagalog, Korean, and a number of Chinese dialects. He was also known for his weekly television show, during which he would sometimes serenade a member of the audience while sketching their portrait. He also appeared in the film Kami, about orphans living in Kuala Lumpur, and wrote the children’s book Taming Si Budak Pintar. With 14 albums to his credit, Sudi received the Malaysian music industry’s Anugerah Industri Muzik award. A street was named after him in his hometown and the Sudirman Scholarship Fund was established to support performing artists. Selamat Hari lahir, Sudirman Haji Arshad! Location: Tags: , , , , ,
24.05.2019 08:09 Date: May 24, 2019 She sang duets with Frida Kahlo, performed for John D. Rockefeller, modeled for Diego Rivera, and traveled the world supported only by her voice and her guitar. Today’s Doodle by Mexico-based guest artist celebrates the life of the Mexican musician, folklorist, and activist Concha Michel. Born in Villa de Purificación, Jalisco, on this day in 1899, Concepción Michel was described as “ungovernable” as a child but fell in love with music early, learning to sing and play guitar at a Catholic convent founded by her grandfather. Known for her indigenous Mexican attire, Michel wore embroidered dresses with braided hair in the style of Mexico’s Tehuana women. She traveled throughout Mexico learning traditional songs and singing her own corridos revolucionarios or revolutionary ballads, becoming one of the few women singing this traditional Mexican form at the time. During the 1930s she traveled to the United States where she performed at the Museum of Modern Art and the Rockefeller’s grand home. Proceeds of her performances paid for trips to Europe and the Soviet Union, where she met feminist thinkers like Clara Zetkin and Alexandra Kollontai. In 1950, she established the Folklore Institute in Morelia, Michoacán, part of a lifelong effort to preserve Mexico’s indigenous culture. As she put it in her autobiography, “The world was my university; my graduation, voluntary. My experience was direct, confirmed by life.” Guest artist Q&A with Emilia Schettino Q: Why was this topic meaningful to you personally? A: Because Concha was a strong woman that did a lot of things for Mexico. She promoted Mexican folklore, she was a composer of a Mexican music genre called corrido, and she fought for women's rights. Q: What were your first thoughts when you were approached about the project? A: I was very excited because I'm a big fan of Google Doodles, and I loved that I could illustrate a Mexican woman that was very important in our nation’s history. Q: Did you draw inspiration from anything in particular for this Doodle? A: Yes, I got inspiration from "The Adelitas" women that were part of the Mexican revolution. Q: What message do you hope people take away from your Doodle? A: I hope people can see the Mexican spirit and folklore, and how women can be so powerful and creative just like Concha Michel was. Location: Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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