I have to admit I bought this book for its cover. I usually have good luck picking books based on their covers; they usually turn out to be just as magical and as enlightening as they appear from the outside. Last month I saw something on social media where Hong Kong-based … [Read more...]
Sketch by Joanne Wong
Thanks to my friend Christina, I learned about Hong Kong-based artist Joanne Wong and her campaign to draw 100 portraits in 100 days. I sent Joanne a photo I took in Hong Kong last summer and voila! I've never had a professional author photo taken, but how could it ever compare … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men
Over the last couple of months, I've come across Mara Hvistendahl's 2011 book, Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men (Public Affairs), while reading other books about feminism in China. So when I was in New York in March, I … [Read more...]
The chocolate bar at the Pen
Last night a couple of my sisters-in-law and I hit the Peninsula's chocolate bar to celebrate a birthday. We'd never been before and I have to say I was a little hesitant ingesting so much sugar at a time of the evening when I don't even eat. But that's what special occasions are … [Read more...]
The case for learning Mandarin
Every year in early May my husband flies off to Omaha to listen to Warren Buffett speak to his shareholders. It's been a tradition in our family for more years than I can count. When he returned last weekend, he told me there were more Chinese attendees than ever and that Warren … [Read more...]
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