I found this photo a couple years ago while scanning my mom's and grandparents' slides. When I came across this one, I sat there for what seemed like an hour.It came from a box of slides my grandparents took in 1965. The Chinese reads "Hua Sheng Restaurant/Cafe", which to my … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Cooked Seed
I remember the first time I read Anchee Min. It was 1994, I'd just moved back to Hong Kong, and was in possession of a shiny new Hong Kong ID card that allowed me to use the public library there. I came across her memoir, Red Azalea (Pantheon, 1994), and finished it in two … [Read more...]
Book of the week–This Way More Better
A tea plantation in northern Thailand. A bed and breakfast just this side of the Thai-Burma border. A medical clinic in East Timor. A French-bred prince returning to his motherland.Karen Coates writes about these and other stories way off-the-beaten path in her riveting … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's Mother's Day in the US this weekend, so I thought I would re-post a cool photo of my mom and grandma.This was taken in 1965 in Taiwan. My mom and grandparents traveled there after they met up in Japan, where my mom taught for a year.When I think of Taiwan, it's … [Read more...]
My family in Shanghai, 1995
I recently came across a handful of photos from my last trip to Shanghai. It was 1995 and my parents, brother, and uncle flew to China for a two-week trip, which included a stop in Hubei province for my wedding banquet.I'm intrigued by the Shanghai photos because I've heard … [Read more...]
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