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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Spirit wear Tuesday

March 7, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

After a whirlwind trip to New York last Friday, I acquired a new NYU sweatshirt. When my kids and I walked into the bookstore there, I made a beeline for the sweatshirts."But you already have one, mom," one of my kids said."Well, it's time for another. The one I have has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Misc, My Family's Travels, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

7 hours in New York

March 6, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Months ago when I saw that my kids had no school on my daughter's 10th birthday, my mind started spinning and my fingers quickly went to Southwest's website. I talked it over with my husband and a plan was born. I'd take my younger kids to New York for a day to celebrate Rachel's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Misc, My Family's Travels, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

My blog is 7 years old!

February 28, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I started my blog seven years ago, not really knowing what I would write about. But my web designer, Christine, from Sorella Design, suggested I write a blog. So I tried it and voila--seven years later--here we are.When I started the blog, I was still writing my memoir, … [Read more...]

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

Photo Friday

February 23, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Today in Chinatown, I taught the seniors the English words for seafood, including abalone and scallops. They really enjoyed discussing which seafood they like best and which they don't like much at all. Abalone was one of their favorites. I found some cans of squid, oysters, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photo Friday Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong

Book of the week–One Child

February 21, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I've often found myself discussing China's one child policy when I've visited book groups or have spoken at other events promoting my memoir. How did my ex-husband come to have three sisters? How could he have a daughter and a son? Was I held to that law, too? (Answers: 1) He and … [Read more...]

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

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