After a whirlwind trip to Hong Kong, I'm back in Chicago and excited to share photos and highlights from just four days in my favorite city. I hope you enjoy this post and the ones to follow. Here's day one!Tom and I stayed at the intersection of Wan Chai, Happy Valley, and … [Read more...]
Interview with author Lee Kofman
I am so excited to feature an interview with author Lee Kofman! Her new memoir, The Dangerous Bride (Melbourne University Press, 2014) is an honest, thrilling story about marriage, immigration, and identity. I hope you enjoy the interview.I was intrigued by the path your … [Read more...]
SEVEN LETTERS FROM PARIS Blog Tour!
I am beyond thrilled to be a part of Samantha Verant's blog tour for her new memoir, Seven Letters from Paris (Sourcebooks, 2014). I read this book in two days and it's quickly become one of my favorite memoirs ever!Samantha and I share a publisher, and that's how I first … [Read more...]
An afternoon at the theatre
Today I took the afternoon off and met my mom and friend Mary at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago to see The World of Extreme Happiness, a play by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig.With an all-Asian all-star cast, the play tells the story of Sunny Li, a peasant girl born to unfortunate … [Read more...]
East Coast Book Tour
Tom became a househusband for a couple days this past week as I took the Good Chinese Wife book tour out east. I made it to the venue, 5C Cafe, with one hour to spare. My generous cousins Trudy and Bruce own the cafe in the East Village. The reading was also an … [Read more...]
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