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Lisl Yan
My Mom Ellen Daughter-in-Law
Elizabeth “Lisl” Shapiro Photographer, artist
(1915-2007) grew up in Me and mother of Dion, 9,
Vienna, Austria, where I’m a New York-based and Lisl, 4, Yan grew up
she learned sewing and designer and writer. I in China, where she met
knitting as a child. was born and grew up in Alex. They’ve lived in
She immigrated to Los Angeles and began Beijing, San Francisco,
the United States sewing my own clothes Singapore, Bali, and
during WWII and ran at age 13. This three- now Chiang Mai,
a needlework shop in generation story began Thailand, where she
Inglewood, California, in 2011 when my son specializes in portrait,
for many years. Alex Miller married the family and event
talented Yan Zhang. photography.
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