Here's another photo from my walk through Kowloon City and the area where Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport used to stand.It's funny how I used to walk through this park quite often in my 20s, but never stopped to appreciate it back then. I guess I was always in a hurry, either … [Read more...]
A night with CASL
I've had so much fun this autumn volunteering with the Chinese American Service League in Chicago. I started teaching English to two classes of senior citizens and have recently added a craft class. My kids have gone with me a couple times. We even made a local Chinese newspaper … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I got these Chinese opera combs last month when I was in Shanghai. It was my first full day back in Shanghai as well as the first day of the World Congress on Art Deco. Just before noon, my mom, friend Mary, and I had to duck out before the last lecture of the morning was … [Read more...]
Kay Bratt
I first learned of Kay Bratt when I read her heart-wrenching China memoir, Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope in a Chinese Orphanage (Mariner Books, 2011). Her voice and story drew me in and I've been hooked ever since.Kay Bratt now mostly writes fiction set in contemporary … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage
I came across a fascinating book about marriage culture in Hong Kong and couldn't put it down until I finished it today. My to-read pile is already toppling over, but this one was too good to put aside.Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage: Professional Practice in the Hong Kong … [Read more...]
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