To break out of the winter doldrums, I present South Horizons.This is a housing complex on a tiny island called Ap Lei Chau, which is on the southern side of Hong Kong Island. (That's the ocean in the background.)I lived here for a summer 20 years ago. And this was the … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Woman Who Lost China
I'm always on the lookout for a good story set in Hong Kong. So it was with great delight that I recently read Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang's epic novel, The Woman Who Lost China (Open Books, 2013).While the story mainly takes place in China during WWII and the Chinese civil war, … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year with a Macanese Twist
For Chinese New Year, I had grand plans to take my husband Tom and number one son to a newish Macanese restaurant in Chicago--Fat Rice. With the babysitter lined up and the afternoon cleared of any diversions that would keep the little kids up past their bedtime, we were all … [Read more...]
Janet Brown
I first came into contact with Janet Brown through a serendipitous e-mail. The publisher of Things Asian Press had so generously sent me some children's books and guidebooks. He put me in touch with an editor at his press, who was going to arrange to send me some new releases. … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Happy Year of the Horse!This photo was taken at the end of the Year of the Horse two decades ago. Time flies!I spent that Chinese New Year in Jiangsu province, China with friends from Nanjing.Here we are in the countryside with Mr. Chen's parents and his family. Chen … [Read more...]
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