Tomorrow is China's National Day. Not to be confused with Taiwan's Double Ten (which is a whopper of an anniversary this year), October 1, 1949 was the day Mao and Friends founded the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen.But now 62 years later, Mao has been relegated … [Read more...]
A glimpse of Vancouver
In my little absence from blogging, I've been to Vancouver and back. What a great getaway. It wasn't my first visit there, but considering the previous time was 24 years ago, I wasn't exactly returning to familiar territory. I love comparing this postcard I sent to my maternal … [Read more...]
Where are the lanterns?
Today is one of my favorite holidays--the Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival. Yesterday I took my kids to Chinatown in Chicago so we could buy mooncakes, the traditional pastry enjoyed on this holiday across the Chinese diaspora.But my favorite thing about this holiday … [Read more...]
A summer of David Henry Hwang
One of the highlights of my summer was attending a series of three plays written by David Henry Hwang. My husband and I kicked off the series in July with Chinglish.This play told the story of an American businessman who travels to Guiyang, China to drum up some clients … [Read more...]
Fall reading list
Now that it's September, summer is quickly coming to an end. The kids are back in school and the days are getting shorter. To help get through the coming cold months, I'm excited to read a few new books this fall.Alexandra Fuller's new Africa memoir is probably the book I'm … [Read more...]
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