One of the highlights of my summer was attending a series of three plays written by David Henry Hwang. My husband and I kicked off the series in July with Chinglish.This play told the story of an American businessman who travels to Guiyang, China to drum up some clients … [Read more...]
Book of the week: Feeding on Dreams
In full back-to-school spirit, I chose to read Ariel Dorfman's latest memoir, Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) last week. It's not the lightest of books, but one I'd highly recommend if you have a penchant for international … [Read more...]
Fall reading list
Now that it's September, summer is quickly coming to an end. The kids are back in school and the days are getting shorter. To help get through the coming cold months, I'm excited to read a few new books this fall.Alexandra Fuller's new Africa memoir is probably the book I'm … [Read more...]
A summer of dim sum
Now that school is back in session, I'm sad to leave summer behind. Besides swimming, my summer was consumed with many trips to Chinatown for dim sum, which my kids love. And what's not to love?How a propos that I just received Liza Chu's awesome Dim Sum: A Survival Guide … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Eating Smoke
After waiting all summer for the release of Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Blacksmith Books, 2011), I was elated to receive it this Monday. Averaging 100 pages a day, I finished it today despite chasing after four kids (I'm … [Read more...]
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