Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Guest post–I was a teenage Maoist

February 14, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 6 Comments

Stuart Beaton was interviewing authors long before he began his podcasts at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. I'm beyond thrilled that he's offered this old interview with writer extraordinaire Jan Wong. Without further adieu, here's Stu and Jan from back in 1997:In the small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China

Hong Kong picture books

February 13, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

To prepare my youngest two kids for a week without mom and dad, I've been reading them a slew of picture books about Hong Kong so they'll understand just where we'll be jetting off to in April. Not only do they enjoy these books, but they're already well-versed in some Hong Kong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

Festival of Spring

February 7, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 6 Comments

So while my whole country tuned in to the Super Bowl (American football championship game) on Sunday night, I shuttled number one son to the gorgeous Auditorium Theatre to attend a Chinese New Year song and dance extravaganza.The program started with an introduction of … [Read more...]

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Doctor Who Banned In China

February 6, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 7 Comments

Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about Doctor Who and China. Somehow I'd think they'd go hand in hand, but Stuart has other thoughts about this. When he's not guest blogging here, he can be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stu:Greetings from China, “The … [Read more...]

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Once upon a time in Hong Kong

February 3, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 8 Comments

Since booking my trip to Hong Kong, I've been thinking about the places I hope to see in those four short days this April. But I've also been recalling my first year in Hong Kong when I moved there as a 19 year-old in the summer of 1990.This photo was taken days after my … [Read more...]

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

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