Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Chinese theater in Chicago

May 17, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

It's an exciting time for Sinophiles and theater goers in Chicago. Two plays about China are playing this and next month. And I'm excited to see both in the next week!The Goodman Theatre is staging the classic Chinese folk story, The White Snake.And the Court Theatre … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Misc

Book of the week–Junkyard Planet

May 17, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: China, Jewish Asia, Memoirs

Photo Friday

May 7, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Rant of the day: we had better cell phone etiquette 20 years ago.I can't go to a family function these days without interrupting someone on his/her cell phone.But back in 1994 Hong Kong, when I had this one way phone (outgoing calls)/pager, I could only make calls near a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels

Blog Hop: My Writing Process

May 5, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Good Chinese Wife, Jewish Asia, My Family's Travels

Guest Post by Author Elsie Sze

April 30, 2014 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

A couple days ago I posted a review of Elsie Sze's new novel, Ghost Cave: a novel of Sarawak (Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society, 2014). Not only is this a fabulous historical novel, but it was also the winner of the inaugural Saphira Prize in 2013. Elsie has so graciously … [Read more...]

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