This month I'm not featuring one author, but a group of writers who come from different backgrounds but have one place in common: Hong Kong. Some of us live there, others don't, but we all have a thing for this dynamic city on the underbelly of mainland China.Imprint is the … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Shanghai
Have you ever been away from a city for twenty years, only to return to something that was so different from anything you remembered from the past? When I tell people I'm going back to Shanghai this fall after a 20 year absence, I hear that it'll be like seeing a whole new … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
In five months from today, I'm going to board a flight for Hong Kong--by myself. It'll be the first time I'll be on a trans-Pacific flight alone in more than 20 years. But it'll also be the first time in as many years--or more--that I'll be traveling with my mom.My mom and I … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Portraits from Above
Years ago when I lived in Hong Kong, some good friends rented an unauthorized apartment constructed on top of a building in a fancy neighborhood. The apartment was spacious and beautiful. We laughed about the illegal top floor, but nothing about it really seemed unsafe.But … [Read more...]
Book of the week–China Through the Looking Glass
Earlier this month, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art gala took the fashion world by storm. It stirred more attention than the red carpet at the Oscars. Actresses and other celebrities from around the world came out in chinoiserie dresses and suits.I'm not sure I'll be … [Read more...]
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