Recycling has become a way of life for many of us in the United States. My family has a big blue recycling bin that we roll out to the front curb every Thursday. It's filled with newspapers, junk mail, and plastic, metal, and glass items. What we don't recycle is Christmas tree … [Read more...]
Blog Hop: My Writing Process
When Cara Lopez Lee asked me to participate in the "My Writing Process" blog tour, I didn't think twice about it. Cara is one of the reasons social networking has changed my life. I got to know her some years back from an online group for authors of Asian novels. Cara's memoir, … [Read more...]
A new publication date!
Last week I learned I have a new publication date. Instead of July 1st, it has been changed to July 29th so the Publicity Department at Sourcebooks can fully maximize their magic. I love it and that's why I was so excited to sign with Sourcebooks!In the meantime, GOOD CHINESE … [Read more...]
Searching for Max Sostberg
A couple weeks ago I received an email out of the blue with a link to an envelope from May 1941. The person who sent the e-mail had seen my earlier blog posts and believed the envelope was addressed to my relative, Julius Kohlhagen.I've written about Julius, my … [Read more...]
My family in Shanghai, 1995
I recently came across a handful of photos from my last trip to Shanghai. It was 1995 and my parents, brother, and uncle flew to China for a two-week trip, which included a stop in Hubei province for my wedding banquet.I'm intrigued by the Shanghai photos because I've heard … [Read more...]
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