Fourteen years this week, Britain handed Hong Kong over to China.It's summer and rather than go into an academic look at the Handover, I thought it'd be fun to show a couple ways Hong Kong changed after July 1, 1997.For instance, this flag was lowered that … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Great House
This week I read Nicole Krauss's much anticipated novel, Great House (2010). Narrated by four different people, in three countries, the story revolves around a desk.I loved the beginning of the book. An accomplished writer in New York recounts her acquisition of the desk back … [Read more...]
On power outages and water shortages
While yesterday was supposed to be the longest day of the year, we in the Chicago suburbs were cheated out of a couple of hours as the wake of a tornado swept through my town. I've never seen such huge trees bent over and peeled like bananas. And from 8:30 pm last night until … [Read more...]
Hong Kong’s Central district through the years
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...]
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