Cultural faux pas
When I traveled to China in my teens and twenties, I inevitably committed cultural faux pas.For instance, when I spent the summer of 1995 in China, I kept in touch with friends and family by writing letters. I had been using e-mail in Hong Kong for about a year at that point, … [Read more...]
Shatin Floating Restaurant
Even though I lived in Hong Kong for five years, I never went to a true floating restaurant.In the early 1960s, my mom ate at Tai Pak Restaurant in Hong Kong's Aberdeen district, where diners first boarded little sampans and were rowed out to the restaurant, floating in the … [Read more...]
Learn Chinese with Mandy and Pandy
I love book signings. So when my friend Tracey told me about a book signing last Sunday with author Chris Lin, who writes bilingual Chinese-English children's books, I was game.The Mandy and Pandy board book series is colorful, educational, and fun. And each book includes a … [Read more...]
Book of the week–When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
I switched continents last week when I read When a Crocodile Eats the Sun (Little, Brown and Company, 2006) by Peter Godwin.Last year I did a memoir writing independent study with author Paula Bernstein. Some of the best advice she gave (and she gave me quite a bit) was to … [Read more...]
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