A friend recently sent me this lovely Chicago notecard and a copy of an interview I did last month! … [Read more...]
Book of the week–One Child
I've often found myself discussing China's one child policy when I've visited book groups or have spoken at other events promoting my memoir. How did my ex-husband come to have three sisters? How could he have a daughter and a son? Was I held to that law, too? (Answers: 1) He and … [Read more...]
My only Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
I was thinking today of the years I spent in Hong Kong and realized I was only really there for Chinese New Year right before I left the Territory for good. It was 1998, I was pregnant, and unable to travel back to Hubei Province (doctor's orders!) to visit my in-laws. So I … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Happy Year of the Rooster! … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Russia
Russia has been in the news--a lot--these days and I can't help but think back to the summer I took the Trans-Mongolian from Beijing to Moscow. It was a seven-day trip and Russia was still part of the Soviet Union then--but not for long.Mongolia was vast and dusty, but … [Read more...]
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