Two weeks ago I came face to face with a tough decision (tough at the time) when Cathay Pacific announced a dirt cheap round-trip, non-stop flight from Chicago to Hong Kong.I haven't been back to Hong Kong since I left in 1998, pregnant with my first child and married to … [Read more...]
A morning with Anita Diamant
On Sunday morning I drove over to historic Oak Park, Illinois, the former home of Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright. I went to Oak Park to hear Author Anita Diamant speak before a full crowd at my synagogue, Oak Park Temple.I'd first heard of Anita Diamant in the late … [Read more...]
Spring Festival in Tianjin
Former China Daily columnist Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about his trip to his in-laws' over Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival. Stu's podcasts can be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. I have many a Chinese New Year memory at my former in-laws', so this really … [Read more...]
Happy Year of the Dragon!
It's now the day of Chinese New Year Eve across the Pacific. Families all over China are preparing for a big meal followed by the CCTV song-dance-skit variety show and a night of fireworks to last until daybreak.Here in the calmer suburbs of Chicago, I've been reading to my … [Read more...]
Looking back at Hong Kong 50 years ago
If you've been following this site much, you'll notice I love anniversaries: the 100th anniversary of Double Ten, the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China, and the various anniversaries of the Fall of Saigon and the Hong Kong Handover. I suppose I'm into these milestones … [Read more...]
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