When I first read about The Porcelain Thief, I knew I had to read it. The author, Huan Hsu, who grew up in Salt Lake City, returns to his family's ancestral home in China in search of his great-great grandfather's hidden porcelain collection.I'm always up for a good … [Read more...]
Emily Hahn
Emily Hahn is one of the my favorite writers and probably the writer who has influenced me the most. Her colossal memoir, China to Me, is one I've read several times.I'm especially drawn to Emily Hahn because she did her own thing and didn't care what others thought. Whenever … [Read more...]
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Book of the week–Famous Phonies
It was hard being a history buff when I was younger. I was always drawn to the East, but it wasn't until my sophomore year of high school that I learned any non-Western history. Thanks to Brianna DuMont, pre-teens can now learn about the world--not just the West--in her new … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Tea on the Great Wall
I'm always looking for a new book set in Shanghai during the war. No matter how much I read about this fascinating time, I always find there's something new to learn.That was certainly the case in a new memoir by Patricia Luce Chapman. Tea on the Great Wall: An American Girl … [Read more...]
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