I took my daughter and two of her friends to see Crazy Rich Asians yesterday and it was a milestone not just because we haven't seen an all-Asian cast in a Hollywood movie since The Joy Luck Club 25 years ago, but also because I've loved Kevin Kwan's books and have enjoyed … [Read more...]
Dragonboat racing in Chicago
I was so honored to co-captain and represent the Hong Kong team at Chicago's annual dragonboat race over the weekend. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York not only sponsored my team, but also sponsored the race. Here are some of the photos from our two … [Read more...]
An evening with Spencer Wise
Months ago some friends in Hong Kong were tweeting with Spencer Wise about his forthcoming debut novel, The Emperor of Shoes (Hanover Square Press, 2018) and I not-so-graciously chimed in and tweeted that I needed to read his book, too. Set in the southern Chinese city of Foshan … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Michael Imperioli
I dragged my little ones to the Printers Row Lit Fest today, where we caught up with my friend and fellow author, Jean. After Jean signed books at her publisher's tent and I walked around with the kids for a while, we headed to one of the speakers' venues to hear Michael … [Read more...]
An evening with Andrea Thome
Back in February, I met Andrea Thome at an author panel we both participated in with Cristina Henriquez. Right away, Andrea exuded warmth and geniality. I've been on other author panels, but this was one of my favorites and one in which I learned the most. I went home with two of … [Read more...]
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