Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Once upon a time in Russia

January 16, 2017 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

Russia has been in the news--a lot--these days and I can't help but think back to the summer I took the Trans-Mongolian from Beijing to Moscow. It was a seven-day trip and Russia was still part of the Soviet Union then--but not for long.Mongolia was vast and dusty, but … [Read more...]

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A year in photos–2016

December 27, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I can't wait for 2016 to be over and done with. Go. Away. Already. But to stay positive until then, I was fortunate to experience quite a few highlights. In January, I wrote the introduction for the re-release of Ban Zhao's Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls (Camphor Press, … [Read more...]

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My favorite (old) family travel photos

December 15, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

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The red qipao from Suzhou

December 14, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I can't go through old photos without finding some I have't seen in two decades. Recently I came across a couple photos from my wedding in China 21 years ago. I had the worst time finding a red qipao in China back then. After combing through stores on Nanjing Road and Huaihai Lu … [Read more...]

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The summer of 1995

December 13, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I recently came across some photos from 1995 China I didn't know existed. My grandma gave me a large box of photos to look through and I found these.In the summer of 1995, my parents flew to China to attend my wedding in Hubei province. They flew into Shanghai, where we … [Read more...]

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