Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
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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If this 1969 ad from Japan Air Lines seems outdated, think again.My favorite part of the ad reads:...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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Book of the week–Mr. Ding’s Chicken Feet by Gillian Kendall

March 22, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Over the weekend I read Mr. Ding's Chicken Feet: On a slow boat from Shanghai to Texas (University of Wisconsin Press, 2006) by Gillian Kendall. It's a short read, about 240 quick pages and kept my attention from start to finish.Kendall wasn't the first 30 year old American … [Read more...]

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New Adventures in Old Wan Chai

March 21, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 5 Comments

I checked e-mail first thing this morning, as I do every day, and was excited to see an alert from The New York Times, informing me of an article in today's paper about Hong Kong.So when I clicked on the link and saw the article was from the travel section, about Wan Chai, … [Read more...]

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