Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
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    • Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls
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A tale of two guidebooks

July 12, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I was researching Shanghai for a manuscript that's now been put on hold, I turned to guidebooks from the periods for which I was writing. As a guidebook author myself, I find them to be somewhat telling of the times in which they take place. In Good Chinese Wife, I didn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Three-book giveaway!

July 4, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 7 Comments

I am so incredibly excited to share this giveaway for three new memoirs written by American women who live and found love in Asia. Shannon Young's Year of Fire Dragons takes place in Hong Kong, while Tracy Slater's The Good Shufu and Leza Lowitz's Here Comes the Sun take place in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Memoirs, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Photo Friday

June 26, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I've spent the last eleven months doing book promotions and talking in-depth about my years in Hong Kong and China. To say I've revisited the past multiple times over is an understatement. But I knew this was what I'd have to do when I decided to publish such a personal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: China, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

$1.99 on Kindle and Nook!

June 12, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

  For a very limited time only, Good Chinese Wife is available on Kindle and Nook for a very low price of $1.99!I can't think of many things that cost less than $1.99. Plus, with summer holidays here or on the way, it's a cheap and engaging summer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Memoirs, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Photo Friday

June 5, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

 Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of Tiananmen, which got me thinking about other June anniversaries. None of my weddings took place in June (I had two with the first marriage and one with the second), but this month does mark 21 years since I moved back to Hong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Memoirs, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

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