Last year I came across this postcard from my grandparents to my great-grandma. They sent it from Taiwan in 1965. In the postcard, my grandma wrote to her mother-in-law:We are here at airport to leave free China. Just said goodbye to Judy [my mom]. She goes to Manila this … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Mr. Ding’s Chicken Feet by Gillian Kendall
Over the weekend I read Mr. Ding's Chicken Feet: On a slow boat from Shanghai to Texas (University of Wisconsin Press, 2006) by Gillian Kendall. It's a short read, about 240 quick pages and kept my attention from start to finish.Kendall wasn't the first 30 year old American … [Read more...]
New Adventures in Old Wan Chai
I checked e-mail first thing this morning, as I do every day, and was excited to see an alert from The New York Times, informing me of an article in today's paper about Hong Kong.So when I clicked on the link and saw the article was from the travel section, about Wan Chai, … [Read more...]
First day of spring!
In Chicago we celebrated the last official day of winter with temperatures in the high 60s, plenty of sunshine, and tulip leaves sprouting through thawed soil. But alas, as most Chicago springs go, a wintry mix of snow and wind is in the weekend forecast.When I first heard … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Kitchen Chinese by Ann Mah
I just finished Kitchen Chinese (Avon, 2010), Ann Mah's debut novel and boy am I hungry. My husband bought fixings for Moroccan chicken tonight, so at least we're spicing things up. (We did have Chinese last night!)The thing I loved about Kitchen Chinese was that it went … [Read more...]