Researching Alice Lai
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Lai surname? In that year Lai was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alice means "Noble, kind" and is of English origin.
Records of Alice Lai on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alice Lai and the Lai Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lai Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Lai family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1348 people with the Lai surname in the UK? Lai is now ranked number 2813 for popularity in the UK. |
Lai Family Tree Databases
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Lai Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Lai surname in the USA? Lai is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lai Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Alice Lai. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alice Lai
Alice Ngayu Lai
Alice Ngayu LAI (賴雅如) is a Hong Kong artist specialized in painting and installation art.
She was born in 1976 in Hong Kong. Alice attended the University of California, Davis, USA from 1998 to 1999, and also pursued a Degree in Fine Art in Chinese from 2000. She studied at University of Leeds, MA in Fine Arts since 2006 on a Hong Kong Arts Development Council, FCO Chevening scholarships. She worked as an art administrator at Hong Kong Museum of Art and Art in Hospital after graduation.
Exhibitions{| class="wikitable"|-! Year !! group/solo !! exhibition name !! venue|-| 2013 || Group|| ARTram Shelters || Wan Chai tram station, Hong Kong|-| 2013 || Group|| One Day… || Red Elation Gallery, Hong Kong|-| 2013 || Group || Tai Gang Yi Yuan || The National Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei|-| 2011 || Group || Touching Art: Louvre’s Sculptures in Movement- Artist response section “Dimension of Touching” || Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong|-| 2009 || Individual || Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV: Ordinary Game || Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong|-| || Individual || Blossoms & Raindrops: Painting Exhibition || Gallery by the Harbour, Hong Kong|-| 2008 || Individual || Floating || Stage 1 Art Space, Hong Kong|-| 2008 || Group || Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV Launching Exhibition || Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall Low Block, Hong Kong|-| 2007 || Group || Big Happy Heart || Exhibition Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall & Yau Tong MTR station, Hong Kong|-| 2006 || Group || Fouroom |||-| 2004 || Group || Fotanian 2004: Open Studio || Yue Cheung Centre, Wah Luen Industrial Centre, Goldfield Industrial Centre, Hong Kong|-| 2003 || Group ||Dream Garden – Art & Environment Programme |||-| 2003 || Group || An Exhibition of A To Z |||-| 2000 || Group || Berlin in Hong Kong – MTR Roving Art – "Test Tube Bears" || Admiralty station, Hong Kong|}
Source: Alice Ngayu Lai, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lai
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