Today I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon with Ellen Sussman, author of the recently published novel, French Lessons (Ballantine, 2011). Ellen is on tour for French Lessons and was kind enough to stop in Chicago to discuss her new book, writing, and the juicy bits of … [Read more...]
Top 8 things to see and do in Kowloon
I noticed yesterday how the Discover Hong Kong ad campaign has really minimized Kowloon in its US magazine advertisements.Quelle horreur!There's so much to do in Kowloon. Here I've come up with 8 (because it's a lucky number in Hong Kong).1. A rice/noodle/congee … [Read more...]
Asian lunch boxes
I love lunch boxes of all types. I always carried one to school when I was younger, before it became uncool.But now I'm thinking about buying some kind of environmentally-friendly, BPA-fee container to tote around all the food I bring for my kids when we go out, even just to … [Read more...]
Betty Ford, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Chinese censorship
With the passing of Betty Ford last week and the purported death of former PRC President Jiang Zemin, all sorts of random images are spinning through my mind.First of all, check out this photo of Betty Ford in Beijing back in December, 1975. The PRC leadership was falling … [Read more...]
An ode to Wade-Giles
All the hoopla surrounding last week's anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover got me thinking about the many Hong Kong vs. China dichotomies. Which led me to a broader old China vs. new China reverie.Take Wade-Giles. It's not a British taipan, but rather a system of Mandarin … [Read more...]
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