Nury Vittachi was a household name when I lived in Hong Kong. I first came across him through his South China Morning Post column called Lai See. Friends who were deeply involved in the Hong Kong publishing world were on a first name basis with him. No matter how one knew of Nury … [Read more...]
Opening night of the Hong Kong film fest
Last night I had grand plans to attend the opening night of Chicago's annual Hong Kong film fest with my 14 year-old son, Jake. I even scored two passes to the opening reception.But as evening approached, my husband called to say he was still at work. We couldn't leave … [Read more...]
Lost in Bangkok
My mom's recent trip to Thailand brought back memories of my trip there in 1991. Like my mom, I went to Thailand alone but had plans to meet up with someone from home there. In my mom's case it was a close friend (also from Chicago). Mom and Mary met up in Thailand without … [Read more...]
Podcast interview about Jews in China
Tonight I had the utmost pleasure to talk to Stuart Beaton about Jews in China on his fabulous author podcast site: http://rastous.podomatic.com/entry/2012-10-16T18_15_27-07_00.As Stuart writes, "This interview ranges over why Jewish people came to China before the Second … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Two-Gun Cohen
He's been called a schmuck and a schmoozer, a statesman and a mensch. But above all, Morris Cohen was a character. Much about his life has been a myth--thanks to Cohen himself--so ten years ago Daniel Levy set the record straight with his biography of the infamous General Cohen. … [Read more...]
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