When my mom and I were in Panama City in July, we saw Art Deco buildings just about everywhere we turned. The one above was just next to our hotel, which dated back before Art Deco. But this event space above must have come after that, in the 1920s or 30s.Down the street from … [Read more...]
Exciting work at an innovative Chicago theater
I took my daughter and two of her friends to see Crazy Rich Asians yesterday and it was a milestone not just because we haven't seen an all-Asian cast in a Hollywood movie since The Joy Luck Club 25 years ago, but also because I've loved Kevin Kwan's books and have enjoyed … [Read more...]
Dragonboat racing in Chicago
I was so honored to co-captain and represent the Hong Kong team at Chicago's annual dragonboat race over the weekend. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York not only sponsored my team, but also sponsored the race. Here are some of the photos from our two … [Read more...]
An evening with Spencer Wise
Months ago some friends in Hong Kong were tweeting with Spencer Wise about his forthcoming debut novel, The Emperor of Shoes (Hanover Square Press, 2018) and I not-so-graciously chimed in and tweeted that I needed to read his book, too. Set in the southern Chinese city of Foshan … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Michael Imperioli
I dragged my little ones to the Printers Row Lit Fest today, where we caught up with my friend and fellow author, Jean. After Jean signed books at her publisher's tent and I walked around with the kids for a while, we headed to one of the speakers' venues to hear Michael … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- …
- 159
- Next Page »