Twelve years ago I read an article in The New Yorker about 1930s writer Essad Bey, aka Kurban Said. What stayed with me all these years was that Tom Reiss, the author of the article, revealed that Bey/Said was in fact a Russian Jew named Lev Nussimbaum.Reiss expanded the … [Read more...]
Hong Kong colonial architecture then and now
When I landed in Hong Kong 21 years ago, I assumed I'd find streets like this one.Sadly, that wasn't the case.My mom took this photo in 1962 in Hong Kong's Central district. Now Pedder Street looks more like New York than a outpost of the British Empire. Gloucester … [Read more...]
The mystery of the Tai Pak floating restaurant
I've blogged before about differences between 1960s and 1990s Hong Kong locales, and am always amazed by new discoveries.A couple weeks ago I posted this serene photo of the Tai Pak floating restaurant on Gwulo.com to include in their old Hong Kong photo collection.And … [Read more...]
An evening with Susan Conley
Last night I spent a fabulous evening at a private reading with author Susan Conley.The author of The Foremost Good Fortune (Knopf, 2011), Conley mingled with guests before reading from her China memoir and fielding questions.I love the idea of a private book reading and … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Zeitoun
Imagine the tragedy in Japan a few days after the tsunami. Imagine the Japanese military weaving through the wreckage while survivors struggle to find food and stay safe. And then imagine the military arresting small groups of Japanese citizens for being part of a terrorist … [Read more...]
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