Memories of a time ago

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In less than 12 hours I’ll be able to count on one hand the days until I leave for Hong Kong. Thousands fly, walk, or drive into Hong Kong every day, so it’s not an unusual occurrence. But I’ve never viewed Hong Kong as just another destination and doubt I ever will. So what makes [...]

Censorship? What Censorship?

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Stuart Beaton (http://rastous.podomatic.com/) guest blogs tonight about censorship in China. With so much going on in China, it’s important to realize that people there aren’t always as privy to the same news as we who live outside the PRC. Without further adieu, here’s Stu:

I was recently told by a senior figure around the traps here [...]

An evening with Mingmei Yip

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Last night I attended a book reading with New York-based author Mingmei Yip. I first learned of Yip when I stumbled across her second novel, Petals from the Sky (Kensington, 2010). I enjoyed the Hong Kong, Paris, New York, and mainland China setting. In my blog review of this novel, I wrote: Mingmei Yip dished up [...]

Travelers and guidebooks

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So Tom and I leave for Hong Kong two weeks from today and this whole trip back is starting to seem real.

Soon after we booked our flight and hotel, Tom asked if we needed a guidebook.

“Guidebook? This is Hong Kong we’re talking about,” I said. “I know it better than Chicago. I know [...]

What I learned about raising children from my time in China

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When I was a new mother of a baby boy 14 years ago, I vowed to raise him to treat women as equals. And years later when I had a baby girl I promised myself I’d teach her to feel good about herself no matter what.

On the streets of San Francisco with Jake, [...]