Susan Blumberg-Kason

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A quick tour of Montreal’s Chinatown

October 26, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Several days ago I posted some photos from Montreal's Chinese lantern exhibit at the botanical gardens. But before I saw the lanterns, I stumbled upon Chinatown. My sisters-in-law and I were in Old Montreal, headed up to Schwartz's deli, when I spotted a pagoda-like structure off … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, My Family's Travels

Finding Morris Cohen

October 23, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 3 Comments

Last week I posted a review of Daniel Levy's bio of Morris Cohen, the one-time bodyguard of Sun Yat-sen. While I read this mesmerizing story, I paid close attention to Cohen's years in Montreal during and after WWII. So when I was in the Quebecois city last week, I looked out for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Jewish Asia, My Family's Travels

Autumn lantern exhibit at the Montreal Botanical Gardens

October 22, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 3 Comments

Yesterday I returned from a magical long weekend in Montreal with my husband's two sisters. We mainly shopped and ate, but on Saturday trekked out to the Montreal Botanical Gardens. As luck would have it, the Gardens were showing their annual lantern exhibition in the Chinese … [Read more...]

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

Podcast interview about Jews in China

October 16, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Tonight I had the utmost pleasure to talk to Stuart Beaton about Jews in China on his fabulous author podcast site: http://rastous.podomatic.com/entry/2012-10-16T18_15_27-07_00.As Stuart writes, "This interview ranges over why Jewish people came to China before the Second … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, My Family's Travels

Ah, the Sweet Smell of Hypocrisy

October 13, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Stuart Beaton is back, guest blogging about the latest in China. I'm excited to talk to Stuart next week and will post that interview as soon as it's ready, or perhaps the following week because I'm going to Montreal on Wednesday for a long weekend with my sisters-in-law. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China

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