With just under two months until the publication date of GOOD CHINESE WIFE, I thought I'd post this photo of my wedding rings from that marriage.I actually just recovered these rings after tucking them under a bathroom sink for seven years and completely forgetting what I'd … [Read more...]
GoodReads giveaway!
I was updating my GoodReads account and noticed that GOOD CHINESE WIFE has a giveaway from now until 29 July! If you live in the US or Canada, you can enter the contest for free to win one of ten copies of the final … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Rant of the day: we had better cell phone etiquette 20 years ago.I can't go to a family function these days without interrupting someone on his/her cell phone.But back in 1994 Hong Kong, when I had this one way phone (outgoing calls)/pager, I could only make calls near a … [Read more...]
Karen Ma
Earlier this year, I reviewed Karen Ma's novel, Excess Baggage (China Books, 2013), an eye-opening story about Chinese immigrants in Japan in the early 1990s. Her book really hit home for me because I knew a Chinese professor who went to Japan around the same time and really … [Read more...]
Kowloon Betrayal
Have you ever felt loyal to a certain part of town? In Chicago, the north siders and the south siders are fiercely protective of their territories, which are defined by baseball teams, parades, and airports.I kind of feel the same when it comes to Hong Kong. Although there … [Read more...]
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