Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Book of the week–The Windfall

October 2, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

Okay, so I admit I bought Diksha Basu's The Windfall because I love the cover. If I ever have a book cover with a customized illustration, I'll have arrived for sure. I also love the font. The whole thing is fantastic. Also, Diksha Basu has this amazing write-up in the New York … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: Misc

Remembering a friend

October 1, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

I learned this weekend that a social media friend passed away in Scotland at a young age from cancer. Although I'd never met Nick, he regaled many with stories of growing up in Hong Kong and balls at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, where he wore a kilt.When I traveled to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Photo Friday

September 29, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

The leaves are finally turning in Chicago. Last week they were all still green and still on the trees, but now they're yellow and red and on the sidewalk. I've been dog-sitting my mom's Shitzu most of this month and have noticed the changing of the leaves since I'm out walking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

An evening with Lenora Chu

September 26, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Last night I had so much fun meeting Lenora Chu, author of Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve (Harper, 2017). She was reading at Common Good Books in St. Paul, Minnesota, a super cozy bookstore in a fun area near Macalester College. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, China, Memoirs, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

Photo Friday

September 22, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

This summer I spent time in New York and Hong Kong, so it was fun to run into this bar in Hong Kong last month. When I stay in New York, it's with my brother, who lives off the Q and B lines. I take those to another station in Brooklyn before changing to the N or R for places … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Hong Kong, My Family's Travels

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