The scene in this postcard was so familiar to me when I lived in Hong Kong.The round-about, the little park, the double-decker buses. I remember Kai Tak from the 1990s, but this postcard was printed in the 1950s, even before my mom and her family first traveled … [Read more...]
The Peak Hotel, Hong Kong
A couple months ago when I was looking into the origins of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Limited, I came across one of their holdings I hadn't heard of before--the Peak Hotel.How had I missed this one?Examining this postcard, I can't see where one building ends and … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Petals from the Sky
This week I read Mingmei Yip's beautiful novel, Petals from the Sky (Kensington Books, 2010). I felt drawn to her book before I even opened it. She'd taught at my graduate school alma mater, The Chinese University of Hong, and now lives in New York, my favorite city in the … [Read more...]
To pack or not to pack
In my posts from last week, I wore the same lavender skirt in several of the photos spanning my first year in Hong Kong. Yes, I traveled lightly when I moved to Hong Kong."People in Hong Kong dress up," my mom warned. She was going on memory from her last time there in '65, … [Read more...]
Teaching in Taikoo
It's Saturday morning again. I don't know if it's just me, but these weeks seem to fly, especially as the summer comes to an end. Or maybe I'm just getting old.To round out my week of looking back at my stay in Hong Kong 20 years ago, I remember how I spent my Saturday … [Read more...]
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