Life in the Netherlands

Watching the Eclipse in Almere, the Netherlands

August 12, 2026Mireille Liong

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a partial solar eclipse swept across the Netherlands, obscuring nearly 90% of the sun right before sunset—the most significant eclipse seen here in almost 30...

Celebrating the Publication of my very 1st Natural hair book, Kroeshaar, Wat je Moet Weten en Meer.

March 09, 2023Mireille Liong

Today, March 9, marks the 20th anniversary of the very first book about natural hair in the Netherlands entitled: 'Kroeshaar, wat je moet weten en meer’. Natural hair was still...

Gifts and greetings from Amsterdam!

November 28, 2019Mia Press1 comment

Yes, I am back in Amsterdam. The city I came into adulthood after finishing college in Suriname. Where I cycled the streets and discovered nightlife while working on my Master...

Changing women and the Big Chop, Watching Natural Hair Trough the lens of Filmmakers from the Dutch Diaspora

November 05, 2018Mireille Liong

The panel: Jahel Tam (Hair Doctor), Sherina Leerdam (The Big Chop), Sherlon Gerard (Miss Black Hair Netherlands), Mireille Liong, Rachel Tokromo (Changing Women), Daphne Baloe (Daffie Be Proud), Farida Waterberg...