On April 26th, Joyce Bergvelt's debut novel set in old Taiwan (called Formosa back then) comes out. I recently had the wonderful opportunity to ask her questions about her time in Taiwan and her writing journey. Her book can be pre-ordered from Camphor Press here. Or on Amazon … [Read more...]
Agency or upbringing in a cross-cultural marriage
Twenty-three years ago today, I got married for the first time. And it was under conditional terms.There has been so much in the news now about women’s agency and why we don’t just leave when things go bad. But it’s not that simple, especially when we’re not talking about … [Read more...]
A visit to the Museum of Chinese in America
Earlier this month when I took two of my kids to visit my first-born, I took the little ones to the Museum of Chinese in America, a place I'd wanted to visit for a long time but somehow hadn't gotten around to until then. It's in an unassuming building, so if I didn't notice the … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Little Red Guard
I read this book earlier this year, just before the Lunar New Year, and wasn't sure I'd be as captivated by another Cultural Revolution memoir as I've been in the past. You know when you've read so much about one topic that you can't possibly think there's anything more one can … [Read more...]
Out with the Rooster, In with the Dog
The Lunar New Year will be here in 11 days and we're starting early here. Last week, some friends gave me red envelopes and decorations and one (with my begging and pleading) asked her husband to bring back a Chinese New Year gift box of Blue Diamond almonds.First up: the red … [Read more...]
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