The Role and Contribution of Malaysians in the International and Malaysian Stage
Introduction
In recent years, Malaysia was a hit issue and has become famous in world wide. Of course, this is not only because of our economies become stronger than past times, But because of the contribution of Malaysian in the international stage that has proved how well of the success of Malaysia. We have international singers, fashion designers, professionals and successful entrepreneurs, such as Citi Norhalizah, Zang Toi, our previous Prime Minister---Dato Sri Dr Mahathir, Lim Kong Tong who are the famous and successful people that can influence the image of Malaysia in the international stage.
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate and explain the role and contribution of Malaysians in international and Malaysia stage. We had decided to choose one of the famous fashion designers in the world that is Zang Toi. We choose Zang Toi as ours topic of this assignment because he is one of the top people in the fashion designer industry and he had contributed to Malaysia and benefited Malaysian.
Background
Zang Toi was born in Kuala Krai, Kelantan, on June 11, 1961 from a seven-sibling family; he is the youngest son in the family. His parents were owners of a grocery store. Toi's secondary school years were spent at SM Abdul Samad in Petaling Jaya where he contemplated becoming a painter, interior designer or architect before becoming interested with fashion design. He left his native Malaysia at the age of eighteen, and via Toronto, landed in New York at age of nineteen. There he attended Parsons School of Design and worked as a part-time assistant to the designer Mary Jane Marcasiano and Ronaldus Shamask.
When graduation from Parsons School of Design, Toi became the top assistant to Marcasiano, he treating her business as if his own and acquiring business acumen not only of fashion design but also of the production side of the business. After 4 years of apprenticeship, he finally opened his own fashion house in year of 1989 in United States.
In recent years, Malaysia was a hit issue and has become famous in world wide. Of course, this is not only because of our economies become stronger than past times, But because of the contribution of Malaysian in the international stage that has proved how well of the success of Malaysia. We have international singers, fashion designers, professionals and successful entrepreneurs, such as Citi Norhalizah, Zang Toi, our previous Prime Minister---Dato Sri Dr Mahathir, Lim Kong Tong who are the famous and successful people that can influence the image of Malaysia in the international stage.
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate and explain the role and contribution of Malaysians in international and Malaysia stage. We had decided to choose one of the famous fashion designers in the world that is Zang Toi. We choose Zang Toi as ours topic of this assignment because he is one of the top people in the fashion designer industry and he had contributed to Malaysia and benefited Malaysian.
Background
Zang Toi was born in Kuala Krai, Kelantan, on June 11, 1961 from a seven-sibling family; he is the youngest son in the family. His parents were owners of a grocery store. Toi's secondary school years were spent at SM Abdul Samad in Petaling Jaya where he contemplated becoming a painter, interior designer or architect before becoming interested with fashion design. He left his native Malaysia at the age of eighteen, and via Toronto, landed in New York at age of nineteen. There he attended Parsons School of Design and worked as a part-time assistant to the designer Mary Jane Marcasiano and Ronaldus Shamask.
When graduation from Parsons School of Design, Toi became the top assistant to Marcasiano, he treating her business as if his own and acquiring business acumen not only of fashion design but also of the production side of the business. After 4 years of apprenticeship, he finally opened his own fashion house in year of 1989 in United States.