This week I read a haunting novella by Uyen Nicole Duong about pre-1975 Saigon and Vietnamese exiles post-1975. Postcards from Nam (Amazon Encore, 2011) is the third installment in Duong's three-book series.A Harvard-trained lawyer, Mimi was living in Washington, DC, in her … [Read more...]
Return from Bishkek
So yesterday my niece returned from a three-week trip to Kyrgyzstan. She's 8 years old and visited her maternal grandparents for the first time. The best thing about hearing of someone's travels is actually to see her photos. And here are a few she snapped:This yurt is … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Crossing Centuries
I've always been fascinated by international car travel. And I'm not talking about driving from France to Germany or from the US to Canada. Yawn. I mean real cross continental car travel. A friend's mother once drove from Kuwait to London. The world really seems small when you … [Read more...]
Qipaos and book covers
It's no secret I just love qipaos, the form-fitting Chinese dress. And because I'm obsessed with qipaos, I've noticed the publishing industry has taken an interest in them, too.Tonight I had to buy some gifts, so as I perused an online bookstore and clicked on Jennifer Cody … [Read more...]
The Romance of Shanghai’s French Concession
The reason I took to Shanghai so well, more so than other cities in China, was because of the former French Concession. Just look at this quaint street.This map (in Czech, tres cool, n'est-ce pas?) shows the area of the French Concession in relation to the Whampoa River … [Read more...]
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