Susan Blumberg-Kason

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A summer of dim sum

August 26, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Now that school is back in session, I'm sad to leave summer behind. Besides swimming, my summer was consumed with many trips to Chinatown for dim sum, which my kids love. And what's not to love?How a propos that I just received Liza Chu's awesome Dim Sum: A Survival Guide … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

Return from Bishkek

August 17, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

So yesterday my niece returned from a three-week trip to Kyrgyzstan. She's 8 years old and visited her maternal grandparents for the first time. The best thing about hearing of someone's travels is actually to see her photos. And here are a few she snapped:This yurt is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: My Family's Travels

Qipaos and book covers

August 9, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 6 Comments

It's no secret I just love qipaos, the form-fitting Chinese dress. And because I'm obsessed with qipaos, I've noticed the publishing industry has taken an interest in them, too.Tonight I had to buy some gifts, so as I perused an online bookstore and clicked on Jennifer Cody … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Hong Kong

The Romance of Shanghai’s French Concession

August 7, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

The reason I took to Shanghai so well, more so than other cities in China, was because of the former French Concession. Just look at this quaint street.This map (in Czech, tres cool, n'est-ce pas?) shows the area of the French Concession in relation to the Whampoa River … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Eileen Chang, My Family's Travels

Which book title do you like best?

August 2, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 6 Comments

For four years now I've been writing and revising and looking for an agent for my memoir. And for four years I've been calling this memoir Boundary Street.That's a pretty cool photo, right? (I commissioned this photo from the inimitable Randall J. van der Woning in Hong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Hong Kong

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