Twenty years ago tomorrow, this is what I was doing.Wedding motorcade:Red qipao:Fancy food at my family's table:Food for thought! … [Read more...]
Chinatown Summer Fair in Chicago
I dragged my little kids and husband out to Chinatown this morning to attend the annual Chinatown Summer Fair. We've experienced above-average temperatures this weekend (97F yesterday and 91F today), so we left home before the sun was at its hottest.The Summer Fair was held … [Read more...]
A tale of two guidebooks
When I was researching Shanghai for a manuscript that's now been put on hold, I turned to guidebooks from the periods for which I was writing. As a guidebook author myself, I find them to be somewhat telling of the times in which they take place. In Good Chinese Wife, I didn't … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Last night I saw this amazing play set in London 20 years ago. It centers around a murder in a public bathroom involving a Chinese man and his white partner. The play touches upon identity, acceptance, and what it's like to feel invisible in a diverse city like London. … [Read more...]
Interview with author Kelli Estes
I am beyond thrilled to interview author Kelli Estes, whose novel The Girl Who Wrote in Silk (Sourcebooks Landmark, 2015) just came out yesterday. I absolutely adore her book because it has everything I love in a novel: a couple of love stories involving Chinese and non-Chinese … [Read more...]
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