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Sun Ya Hotel, 1961 and 1966

March 30, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 8 Comments

Okay, I'm officially obsessed with the Sun Ya Hotel. I found these two photos, one from 1961, a year before my mom stayed there, and the other from 1966. Even back then, Nathan Road was hopping with street and sidewalk traffic.A document published in 1961 by the Hong Kong … [Read more...]

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Book of the week–Shanghai Shadows by Lois Ruby

March 29, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Last week I revisited young adult fiction, a genre I hadn't read in decades.I learned of Shanghai Shadows (Holiday House, 2006) by Lois Ruby last year when a friend was preparing for a trip to China with her 9 year old daughter. She asked friends on Facebook for names of … [Read more...]

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Air geisha

March 27, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

If this 1969 ad from Japan Air Lines seems outdated, think again.My favorite part of the ad reads:... you'll always remember the way you got to Hong Kong--if you let us take you there. For the service on Japan Air Lines is legendary--starting with the classic bow of the … [Read more...]

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Les grandes dames

March 25, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 5 Comments

I love old colonial hotels. While I've only stayed at two--the Eastern & Oriental (E&O) in Penang and the Peace Hotel in Shanghai--I've been fortunate to dine in several: the Raffles in Singapore, the Peninsula in Hong Kong, le Grand Hotel d'Angkor in Siem Reap, and the … [Read more...]

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Postcard from Taiwan, 1965

March 24, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Last year I came across this postcard from my grandparents to my great-grandma. They sent it from Taiwan in 1965. In the postcard, my grandma wrote to her mother-in-law:We are here at airport to leave free China. Just said goodbye to Judy [my mom]. She goes to Manila this … [Read more...]

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