To celebrate the gorgeous spring weather we're having in Chicago, my sisters-in-law and I indulged in afternoon at the Hong Kong-headquartered Langham Hotel. It was our first time for tea at the Langham and it was such a treat!The Pavilion restaurant overlooks the Chicago … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Tea on the Great Wall
I'm always looking for a new book set in Shanghai during the war. No matter how much I read about this fascinating time, I always find there's something new to learn.That was certainly the case in a new memoir by Patricia Luce Chapman. Tea on the Great Wall: An American Girl … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I found another photo of Jake and me shortly after I left San Francisco and returned to Chicago. Jake is about two years old here and we're eating dim sum in Chinatown, which became almost a weekly occurrence back then. This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of my arrival back … [Read more...]
Best seller in Singapore
Author Robert Wang sent me this photo from Singapore. It's exciting to see that Good Chinese Wife is doing so well there.And if you have read the book, I would love it and would forever be grateful if you could write an Amazon review, even if it's just a line or two. All … [Read more...]
Year of the Goat in Nanjing
The first lunar new year I ever spent in Asia was two Year of the Goat/Sheep/Rams ago. I was studying in Hong Kong and had a week off at the lunar new year, so naively asked a friend in Nanjing if I could visit at that time.It was a different time in China back then and here … [Read more...]
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