I've enjoyed Grace Lin's colorful picture books for quite a few years.Dim Sum for Everyone is one of my favorites--and my kids love it, too. My oldest son has enjoyed Lin's middle grades books (Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat). For Hannukah last year, I gave him her … [Read more...]
Luggage label from Bora Bora
My grandma gave me this luggage label from one of her stays in Bora Bora 40 years ago. My grandparents loved Bora Bora, an island in French Polynesia.And I love luggage labels. What a fun souvenir. My friends at Gwulo.com posted a great article yesterday about the history of … [Read more...]
Flying me across the equator
In honor of the World Cup, I’m posting this luggage tag my grandparents received in the early 1970s when they flew from Chicago to Johannesburg. Back in the day, hotels and airlines gave out stickers like this one.Flying to South Africa during apartheid wasn't easy. My … [Read more...]
Postcard from the USSR, 1969
My parents got married in early March 1969. Less than 6 weeks before their wedding, my mom's brother traveled through the Soviet Union. He sent this postcard from Leningrad in late January 1969 (although the picture is of the Black Sea in the Crimea).In the postcard, he wrote … [Read more...]
Postcard from Afghanistan, 1965
My mom sent this postcard from Kabul to her grandma (my namesake) back in Illinois in 1965.I love the description of the photo:Afghan national dance or “Atan” is exciting and full of pep. This photograph shows a few people from the suburbs of Kabul, the nation’s … [Read more...]
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