When I lived in Hong Kong, I always got a kick out of taking friends and family to Chungking Mansions for the first time. You should have seen the looks in their eyes when we strolled over to the elevators in the C block. They must have thought I'd gone mad in Hong Kong, and that … [Read more...]
Chicago International Film Festival
Last night it felt like I spent two hours back in Hong Kong. Actually, I went with my friend Nuria to a screening of Don't Go Breaking My Heart, directed by Johnnie To. It was one of many films screened at this year's Chicago International Film Festival.The film centered … [Read more...]
Where are the lanterns?
Today is one of my favorite holidays--the Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival. Yesterday I took my kids to Chinatown in Chicago so we could buy mooncakes, the traditional pastry enjoyed on this holiday across the Chinese diaspora.But my favorite thing about this holiday … [Read more...]
A summer of dim sum
Now that school is back in session, I'm sad to leave summer behind. Besides swimming, my summer was consumed with many trips to Chinatown for dim sum, which my kids love. And what's not to love?How a propos that I just received Liza Chu's awesome Dim Sum: A Survival Guide … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Eating Smoke
After waiting all summer for the release of Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Blacksmith Books, 2011), I was elated to receive it this Monday. Averaging 100 pages a day, I finished it today despite chasing after four kids (I'm … [Read more...]
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