When Dana Sachs asked me to be one of her writers in The Next Big Thing, an author interview project, I immediately thought back to a trip I took to San Francisco back in 2009. I was on a ferry from Napa back to San Francisco, sitting next to my husband Tom but fully engrossed in … [Read more...]
The allure of a red envelope
Yesterday I volunteered at my daughter Rachel's kindergarten Valentine's party. As I sat with my first group of kids, overseeing a heart craft project, one girl told me where she kept her red envelope. Another boy mentioned that he took his money out of the envelope and put it in … [Read more...]
When a gift is more than a gift
Have you ever received a gift you're not quite sure what to make of? That's happened to me very infrequently. I'm usually an easy person to please. And to me the thought counts just as much as the item at hand.But what about Tweetie Bird?I received this gold plated ring … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Gunners of Shenyang
For some time now I've been eerily fascinated by the Great Leap Forward. Because most modern Chinese literature set in the 1960s takes place during the Cultural Revolution--a time when kids were told by the state to turn against their parents and all things western were deemed … [Read more...]
A tale of two jackets
As Chinese New Year approaches, I think back to one of my favorite parts of CNY from years past.My red jacket.I bought it in Hubei province 17 long years ago and took it with me to San Francisco when I moved there in 1998. I can still picture where it hung in my … [Read more...]
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