I usually feature contemporary writers in this column, but for a change I thought I would include a writer who has influenced me more than any other.Eileen Chang was born in Shanghai in 1920 and died anonymously in California a day before my birthday in 1995. Her fiction … [Read more...]
Brunch at Fat Rice
Today I took the kids to Fat Rice, Chicago's only Macanese restaurant, to try their brunch. I'd eaten dinner there before--and loved it--but this was the first time for brunch. And it did not disappoint!Fat Rice has an open kitchen and is cosy with communal tables or bar … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
My kids have been out of school a couple days this week due to dangerously low temperatures. So I broke out a bamboo steamer I bought for number one son in Hong Kong last fall. They've been enjoying steaming bao in the wok I rarely use.It's hard to believe that … [Read more...]
Introducing Fused Society
I am so excited to introduce on my website a new publication! Created by Eva Cohen and Mai Huynh, Fused Society showcases "essays, creative writing and art by awesome, unique individuals from around the globe whose parents/grandparents came from different parts of the … [Read more...]
Book of the week–A Chinese Wedding
Twenty years ago I moved to Hong Kong and quickly splurged on a book I spotted at the South China Morning Post Bookstore at the Star Ferry. It was Simon Elegant's novel, A Chinese Wedding (Piatkus Books, 1994). I devoured it in a number of days.And then I went on to basically … [Read more...]
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