So Tom and I leave for Hong Kong two weeks from today and this whole trip back is starting to seem real.Soon after we booked our flight and hotel, Tom asked if we needed a guidebook."Guidebook? This is Hong Kong we're talking about," I said. "I know it better than … [Read more...]
Easter in China
Today as millions celebrated Easter around the world, guest blogger Stuart Beaton (http://rastous.podomatic.com/) notes that this holiday is blatantly absent in China. Here's Stu to discuss why:While Christmas has become an unofficial holiday on the calendar, Easter will … [Read more...]
Nostalgia For An Eighties I Never Knew
Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about something near and dear to my heart, but I won't spoil his surprise quite yet. His amazing podcasts (mostly author interviews) can be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stuart:It’s the Tomb Sweeping Holiday week here in … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Unwanted
This week I read Kien Nguyen's haunting memoir, The Unwanted (Little, Brown, 2001). Instead of offering a summary upfront, I thought I'd share an early scene (page 10):Finally, my mother burst into the room with enough exuberance to burn out a lightbulb. Her off-white evening … [Read more...]
What I learned about raising children from my time in China
When I was a new mother of a baby boy 14 years ago, I vowed to raise him to treat women as equals. And years later when I had a baby girl I promised myself I'd teach her to feel good about herself no matter what.So yesterday at the salon, as I leaned back in a chair while … [Read more...]
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