My first impression of Hong Kong was Central. Only I didn't know that's what its glitzy financial district was called until I landed in Hong Kong in 1990.This is what Central looked like back then:But on my mom's first trip to Central almost 30 years earlier, here's … [Read more...]
An evening with Lisa See
Tonight I trekked out to a northwest Chicago suburb to hear Lisa See, the doyenne of China lit.I expected a huge turnout but when I arrived ten minutes early, not a seat was to be had. I overheard another woman tell someone that she had to arrive 45 minutes early to secure a … [Read more...]
An evening with Ayelet Waldman
Last night I attended a reading with author Ayelet Waldman. It was a fun, entertaining event. It was also something I sort of helped plan.Months ago, Ayelet asked her Facebook friends to come up with some cities she should visit on her paperback tour for Red Hook Road … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Song of the Silk Road
This week I read Mingmei Yip's new novel, Song of the Silk Road (Kensington, 2011). When I read her previous novel, Petals from the Sky (Kensington, 2010), I was struck by how she combined rich descriptions of Chinese family life with the French art of the absurd.In Song of … [Read more...]
China postcards over the years
Last week my friend Karen sent me a postcard from Shanghai. It was her first trip to China, and while she saw a Shanghai and Beijing quite different from what I visited 15-20 years ago, she encountered one thing that hasn't changed.It's damn difficult to find a postcard … [Read more...]
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