Over the weekend I found the journal I wrote from my first trip to China almost 26 years ago to the date! My mom's good friend, my English teacher, and the leader of this trip gave me the journal and wrote this somewhat chilling inscription. My how things would change after this … [Read more...]
Chinese theater in Chicago
It's an exciting time for Sinophiles and theater goers in Chicago. Two plays about China are playing this and next month. And I'm excited to see both in the next week!The Goodman Theatre is staging the classic Chinese folk story, The White Snake.And the Court Theatre … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Junkyard Planet
Recycling has become a way of life for many of us in the United States. My family has a big blue recycling bin that we roll out to the front curb every Thursday. It's filled with newspapers, junk mail, and plastic, metal, and glass items. What we don't recycle is Christmas tree … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Rant of the day: we had better cell phone etiquette 20 years ago.I can't go to a family function these days without interrupting someone on his/her cell phone.But back in 1994 Hong Kong, when I had this one way phone (outgoing calls)/pager, I could only make calls near a … [Read more...]
Blog Hop: My Writing Process
When Cara Lopez Lee asked me to participate in the "My Writing Process" blog tour, I didn't think twice about it. Cara is one of the reasons social networking has changed my life. I got to know her some years back from an online group for authors of Asian novels. Cara's memoir, … [Read more...]
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