I'm always on the lookout for diverse books for my kids, especially my daughter Rachel. She goes through more books each week than my mother, who I thought was the most voracious reader I knew. So I'm always excited when I see a new book by Andrea Cheng, one of my favorite middle … [Read more...]
Chinatown’s oldest restaurant
I'm not a creature of habit, but as much time as I spend in Chicago's Chinatown, I usually eat in the newer area known as Chinatown Square. That popped up sometime when I was living away from Chicago, maybe in Washington, DC, Hong Kong, or San Francisco, and has lots of newish … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
If you've read Good Chinese Wife, you might remember the house on Newhall Street, where I lived in San Francisco for two years. Jake and I left that house 16 years ago and we haven't been back--until last week.I didn't go, but Jake visited his dad, who was in … [Read more...]
Losing time around the world
The strangest thing has happened to me over the last half year. I can't seem to find a battery-operated watch that doesn't lose time over night.It's so bizarre that even jewelers are stumped.Back in late October/early November, I noticed that my year-old watch lost half … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Paul’s Records
For some reason I've always associated 1970s songs with Hong Kong, especially Kowloon. Maybe it's because my mom's family spent a lot of time there during that decade or because when I walked around Kowloon in the 1990s, it evoked a bygone era.So I was extremely excited to … [Read more...]
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