For someone who is not terribly superstitious, I find it eery that both of my little kids--at separate times today--took out my 2012 Hong Kong photo album and asked me to read it. They hadn't touched it in months.It's strange because it was exactly a year ago today that my … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Money Dragon
When I came across Pam Chun's historic novel, Money Dragon (Sourcebooks, 2002), I was anxious to read it. This book stood out to me (and not just because it's from my publisher) because it's set in China and Hawaii 100 years ago.Lau Ah Leong, or L. Ah Leong as he was known in … [Read more...]
Israel Independence Day in Hong Kong
My kids learned in Sunday school this past weekend that today is Israel Independence Day. Although it's far from Israel, Hong Kong celebrates this day in style at the gorgeous, 111-year old Ohel Leah synagogue.Last year around this time, my husband Tom and I traveled to Hong … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Travels of Ching
I feel like I'm juggling a dozen books this week. I'm in the middle of three and almost finished with another. But when I received a GoodReads raffle prize today, I dropped everything this evening to read my new book.It's The Travels of Ching (Denio Press) by Robert Bright, … [Read more...]
If this flat could talk
It seems like ages ago that I hung out with my friend Jean (who I call Janice in GOOD CHINESE WIFE) in her Kowloon apartment, pictured in this photo.We haven't seen each other since I remarried on a very cold and blustery Chicago day seven years ago. Now Jean is back, married … [Read more...]
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