I haven't blogged much about this, but I've been spending a few days a week volunteering in Chinatown with senior citizens. What started as a couple of English classes has morphed into craft class coordinator, field trip chaperone, citizenship class teacher's aide, and party … [Read more...]
An evening with Janice YK Lee
Last night I headed out to Naperville, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles from home, to attend novelist Janice YK Lee's reading at Anderson's Bookshop. Her new book, The Expatriates (Viking, 2016), sounds fabulous. It's about a group of female expats in Hong Kong. Say no more, … [Read more...]
The Shanghai Shoe
When I was in Shanghai with my mom and friend Mary a few months ago (has it been that long?), we kept driving past the Ports 1961 flagship store. And in the windows were these shoes and only these shoes.The thing about luxury shopping in China is this: the taxes are … [Read more...]
The race to Nikko
With Year of the Monkey approaching next month, I can't help but think back to the time I went to Nikko in search of the carvings depicting the see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil monkeys.It was 25 years ago to the month and I was staying with my mom's close … [Read more...]
My first book introduction!
If you read Good Chinese Wife, you might remember the quirky quotes I list throughout the book. They're from Ban Zhao, the first female historian in China, and her book, Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls.Things like:When walking, look straight, turn not your … [Read more...]
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