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...]
Author interview with Nicole Trilivas
I am beyond excited to post this interview with author Nicole Trilivas. She and I share the same rock star literary agent, Carrie Pestritto, but I would have fallen in love with Nicole's novel, Girls Who Travel (Penguin, 2015) no matter what. The main character, Kika Shores, is a … [Read more...]
Holiday lunch 2015 at the Peninsula Chicago
When my daughter was a baby, my sisters-in-law and I started a tradition to go to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch around Christmas. We've been going every year since then and this year I brought my three kids.My older son, Jake, is usually in Arizona the last two weeks of … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Japanese Lover
I was drawn to Isabel Allende's new novel, The Japanese Lover (Atria, 2015) because it sounded a lot like one of my favorite novels, Dana Sachs' The Secret of the Nightingale Palace (William Morrow, 2013).Both stories take place in the present and around WWII. Both star a … [Read more...]
A night with CASL
I've had so much fun this autumn volunteering with the Chinese American Service League in Chicago. I started teaching English to two classes of senior citizens and have recently added a craft class. My kids have gone with me a couple times. We even made a local Chinese newspaper … [Read more...]
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