Susan Blumberg-Kason

Belly Q

June 30, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I've been meaning to try Belly Q, a modern Asian restaurant on Chicago's West Randolph Street's restaurant row, for a while now. Last night I met my friend and publishing mentor Jean Iversen for dinner there.We ordered a bunch of small plates, which is their … [Read more...]

Book of the week–The Shadow Hero

June 28, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

I was never into graphic novels until I bought my oldest son Gene Luen Yang's best-seller, American Born Chinese (Square Fish, 2008). I was looking for books with a Chinese theme and this one seemed like it would be of interest to a then-thirteen year old.A few years later I … [Read more...]

Dragon Boat Races in Chicago

June 27, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 3 Comments

I've been wanting to take my youngest kids to the dragon boat races in Chicago for sometime now and was excited it worked out for us this year. A decade ago I brought my oldest son to see this annual festival along the Chicago River near Ping Tom Park.It turned out to be … [Read more...]

Photo Friday

June 26, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I've spent the last eleven months doing book promotions and talking in-depth about my years in Hong Kong and China. To say I've revisited the past multiple times over is an understatement. But I knew this was what I'd have to do when I decided to publish such a personal … [Read more...]

Photo Friday

June 18, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

This photo was taken about five years ago, when my daughter Rachel was three. My friend Pauline gave her this beautiful qipao, so I took out my latest one (at the time) and we took this photo together.And ever since then, when I've traveled to Hong Kong I've always bought … [Read more...]