I met Ray Hecht last year at a book reading in Hong Kong and it was there that I heard he was coming out with a new novel this year. I recently read and reviewed this novel, South China Morning Blues (Blacksmith Books, 2015), a clever and unique story of twelve young people in … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
So in 1982, my family vacationed in Mexico City. My dad was not a beach person and preferred big cities to ocean resorts. That's where I get my love of cities, although I wouldn't say no to another holiday in Bali (which I took with my mom 8 years after this photo was … [Read more...]
Meeting Dr. Sun
Last night I attended my second film in Chicago's Asian Pop-up Cinema series this fall. The films come from all over Asia, and last night's was from Taiwan. Meeting Dr. Sun was billed as a comedy about a couple groups of high school students who plan to steal and sell an old … [Read more...]
Book of the week–South China Morning Blues
For almost a year, I'd been hearing about Ray Hecht's forthcoming novel, South China Morning Blues (Blacksmith Books, 2015), which comes out from the publisher on October 15 and on Amazon later this year. When the author sent me a review copy, I found myself pausing at every … [Read more...]
Lantau Island, 1990
It was quite a coup finding these photos from Lantau Island my mom took back in 1990. Although I hadn't seen them in 25 years, that trip is something that stayed with me and something my mom and I still talk about.I'd been in Hong Kong for four months when my mom flew over to … [Read more...]
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