Over the weekend, I gave a talk at my temple about Jews in WII China and books and novels that have been written about that time. Here's the YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09ZWpwkohg&feature=share. I thought at most 8-10 people would show up, but the room was … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Empire Made Me
I apologize for the long absence. This weekend I'm going to give a talk about Jews in China during World War II, so I've been using all my free time to prepare for that. This preparation has included reading a narrative titled Empire Made Me (Penguin, 2003) by Robert Bickers. … [Read more...]
Even The Dairy Products Are Stern Here…
On the eve of China's National Day, guest blogger Stuart Beaton writes from Tianjin about botched English. You can hear Stuart's wonderful author podcasts at http://rastous.podomatic.com. Here's Stu:Sometimes I will stop abruptly here in China, fumble my iPhone out of my … [Read more...]
You say Senkaku, I say Diaoyu
When I first studied in Hong Kong some 22 years ago, I remember learning about a dispute between China and Japan over a little patch of islands in the East China Sea. In Chinese, they're known as the Diaoyu Islands, in Japanese the Senkaku. The dispute has never been resolved, … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Map of Lost Memories
Have you ever come across a book that seems as if it had been written just for you?That's what I felt about Kim Fay's debut novel, The Map of Lost Memories (Ballantine, 2012). If you've read this blog much, you'll know that I'm obsessed with 1930s Shanghai. Fay breaks free … [Read more...]
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