If you read Good Chinese Wife, you might remember the quirky quotes I list throughout the book. They're from Ban Zhao, the first female historian in China, and her book, Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls.Things like:When walking, look straight, turn not your … [Read more...]
When my former in-laws descended upon Hong Kong
I didn't include this little story in Good Chinese Wife because it didn't move the story forward and I was already way over word count.But the spring before we moved to San Francisco, my in-laws descended upon Hong Kong and stayed with us in our 420 square foot flat out in … [Read more...]
My 2015 in photos
It's hard to believe 2015 is almost over. I can still remember New Year's Eve last year when I took my kids out for ramen while Tom was working. It was a great year overall and filled with books and travel.JanuaryI visited more than a dozen book groups in 2015 and Skyped … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Petite Anglaise
When I was looking for a memoir about raising cross-cultural children, my friend Christine mentioned Petite Anglaise by Catherine Sanderson. I was sold when I read the subtitle, "In Paris. In Love. In Trouble." There's nothing like a memoir with tension.I'm planning on … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I got these Chinese opera combs last month when I was in Shanghai. It was my first full day back in Shanghai as well as the first day of the World Congress on Art Deco. Just before noon, my mom, friend Mary, and I had to duck out before the last lecture of the morning was … [Read more...]
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