When the video of Wendi Deng's spike to the pie-thrower went viral last week, I read many accounts of what compelled her to react that way. I'm not sure it had anything to do with her Shandong roots. Maybe it was just her background as a volleyball player?No matter, it got me … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Ellen Sussman
Today I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon with Ellen Sussman, author of the recently published novel, French Lessons (Ballantine, 2011). Ellen is on tour for French Lessons and was kind enough to stop in Chicago to discuss her new book, writing, and the juicy bits of … [Read more...]
Top 8 things to see and do in Kowloon
I noticed yesterday how the Discover Hong Kong ad campaign has really minimized Kowloon in its US magazine advertisements.Quelle horreur!There's so much to do in Kowloon. Here I've come up with 8 (because it's a lucky number in Hong Kong).1. A rice/noodle/congee … [Read more...]
Asian lunch boxes
I love lunch boxes of all types. I always carried one to school when I was younger, before it became uncool.But now I'm thinking about buying some kind of environmentally-friendly, BPA-fee container to tote around all the food I bring for my kids when we go out, even just to … [Read more...]
Betty Ford, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Chinese censorship
With the passing of Betty Ford last week and the purported death of former PRC President Jiang Zemin, all sorts of random images are spinning through my mind.First of all, check out this photo of Betty Ford in Beijing back in December, 1975. The PRC leadership was falling … [Read more...]
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