Imagine the tragedy in Japan a few days after the tsunami. Imagine the Japanese military weaving through the wreckage while survivors struggle to find food and stay safe. And then imagine the military arresting small groups of Japanese citizens for being part of a terrorist … [Read more...]
Book of the week–My Father’s Paradise
I learn something new every day. And that's what keeps life fascinating.For instance, I recently learned that up until the early 1950s, Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Iraq lived among one another in friendship. I also knew little about Kurdish Iraq, especially its Jewish … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other
In all this Tiger Mother hype and hysteria, I remembered reading that National Public Radio's Scott Simon recently wrote a memoir about adopting his two daughters from China. So I fired up the Kindle (I'm loving it!) last week and downloaded Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Exiles in Eden
Last week I picked up Paul Reyes' memoir, Exiles in Eden: Life Among the Ruins of Florida's Great Recession (Henry Holt, 2010).I went to college with Reyes. And while we didn't know one another, I can still picture him sitting in the cafeteria with a group of mutual friends, … [Read more...]
Book of the week: Nanjing 1937: A Love Story
I first learned of Nanjing 1937: A Love Story (Anchor, 2004) by Ye Zhaoyan on novelist Jennifer Cody Epstein's uber-addicting blog, Sheepish Fashionista. Her novel, The Painter from Shanghai (W.W. Norton, 2008) is one of my favorite books about China. So when she claimed on her … [Read more...]
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