I first learned of Nanjing 1937: A Love Story (Anchor, 2004) by Ye Zhaoyan on novelist Jennifer Cody Epstein's uber-addicting blog, Sheepish Fashionista. Her novel, The Painter from Shanghai (W.W. Norton, 2008) is one of my favorite books about China. So when she claimed on her … [Read more...]
Guest blog–Following in Confucius’s footsteps
I'm thrilled to feature another guest blog post by Ali Swanson. Although she and I were friends in middle and high school, we drifted apart after we went away to college. Unbeknownst to either of us, we ended up in Southeast Asia in the early 1990s and in China in the mid-90s. … [Read more...]
Hong Kong flower market now and then
I just love fresh flowers.So it's hardly surprising that one of my favorite venues in Hong Kong is the Chinese New Year flower market in Victoria Park.I first negotiated my way through the crowds at this popular market some 16 years ago. Pussy willows, "five generation … [Read more...]
Cards for the New Year
The Chinese New Year festivities continue until next week, on the 15th day of the lunar new year. Which is convenient because now I'm not technically late in posting this fabulous Chinese New Year card.I sent this card to my paternal grandmother 15 years ago from Wuhan in … [Read more...]
Book of the week: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
With all the controversy and commotion over Amy Chua's new memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Penguin, 2011), I am so excited to feature guest blogger and artist Chandrika Marla's review of this book.Here's Chandrika:I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and more or less … [Read more...]
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