I've posted this photo before, but it never fails to send chills down my spine.Phnom Penh, 1965.My mom took this photo that summer, a decade before the country would descend into its darkest era. But even in 1965, things weren't all rosy. The Vietnam War was escalating … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Looking for Palestine
I have to admit that I picked up Najla Said's new memoir, Looking for Palestine (Riverhead, 2013) because she's Edward Said's daughter. But almost as soon as I opened the book, I found an open, heart-wrenching story of an Arab-American woman who could have written this book no … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's been an exciting couple of weeks for my memoir. And it hasn't involved much writing at all. My publisher asked me to put together a video for an internal sales meeting later this month. I had never made a video before, and all I have to say is thank goodness for teenagers. … [Read more...]
A gem close to home
At dinner last night, the subject of Cantonese and Mandarin came up again, namely the differences between the two and where each is spoken. So that led me to recount once again the story of how when I studied Mandarin in Hong Kong many years ago, I actually had to leave the … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Since I started blogging a few years ago, I've learned a lifetime-worth of information about Hong Kong in the 1960s: Russian restaurants, Kai Tak airport, and various hotels. My heart always races (in a good way) when people from around the world e-mail me or send in comments … [Read more...]
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