It can be daunting to deal with all the excuses two little kids can come up with to avoid bedtime. When I was young, my father used to tell my brother and me bedtime stories featuring a turtle named Frank who came to the rescue during all sorts of emergencies. So to get my kids … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The World of Suzie Wong
I clearly remember what I was doing 15 years ago tonight. Hong Kong had never seemed so dark and deserted as it had that night--June 30, 1997. The streets of Tsim Sha Tsui were out of a 1950s noir film, misty and empty.I also remember the book I was reading around that … [Read more...]
Interview with Shannon Young
I'm thrilled to interview Hong Kong-based writer, Shannon Young. Her blog is one of my favorites, and I've found so many similarities in our China and Hong Kong experiences. She and I both traveled to Beijing with our fathers when we were in college; we both moved to Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Guest post–Shannon Young on Hong Kong and the Beijing Olympics
I'm thrilled to feature a guest post by writer Shannon Young today! Shannon is American, lives in Hong Kong, and has just published a novella-sized travelogue about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With the 2012 London games just a month away, it's hard to believe four years have … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Midnight in Peking
This spring Midnight in Peking (Penguin, 2012) by Paul French was one of the most highly anticipated books among expat circles in Hong Kong and China. And as luck would have it, the Kindle version came out the night I arrived in Hong Kong. I was in the middle of something else, … [Read more...]
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