Last night I visited a lovely book group in one town over from mine. They not only decorated and served Chinese food for the Lunar New Year, but also presented me with this red envelope (complete with the year of the rooster symbol!) and a note.The only thing is that I … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Russia
Russia has been in the news--a lot--these days and I can't help but think back to the summer I took the Trans-Mongolian from Beijing to Moscow. It was a seven-day trip and Russia was still part of the Soviet Union then--but not for long.Mongolia was vast and dusty, but … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Borrowed
At the end of last month, I reviewed Chan Ho-Kei's gripping Hong Kong police novel, The Borrowed (Grove, 2017) on the Los Angeles Review of Books' China Blog. It was one of my favorite books last year and the most gripping Hong Kong novel I've probably ever read. If you're … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Forecasting Political Events: The Future of Hong Kong
When my oldest son started college this fall, I learned about a professor at his school who forecasts the success or failure of governments. When I did a quick Google search, I came across a book Bruce Bueno de Mesquita had written back in 1985: Forecasting Political Events: The … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Here's another old photo I recently found. It's from my Hong Kong civil ceremony, ie, elopement, back in 1995. As I write in Good Chinese Wife, I had the worst time finding something to wear for this ceremony. So I ended up wearing a brown sundress, a white blouse, and a black … [Read more...]
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