There's something about finding old photos that jog one's memory from a time long ago. But it's even more exciting to discover old photos that tell a new story. When I recently uncovered a roll of film from 1996 Hong Kong, they included photos my parents had taken while I was … [Read more...]
Tiger Balm Gardens
For decades, Tiger Balm Gardens in Hong Kong was a top tourist attraction. My mom went there in 1962 on her first trip to the colony, but I didn't get around to it until Christmas 1996.I still remember this outing quite clearly. My parents were visiting me for their … [Read more...]
At work in Hong Kong
There are a few small, yet significant, scenes in Good Chinese Wife that take at my workplace in Hong Kong. A few months after I started my job as an editor at the Open Learning Institute (which later became the Open University of Hong Kong), my parents popped in for a visit. … [Read more...]
Winter wedding
In Good Chinese Wife, I don't write about my Chicago wedding reception (not enough room and it didn't really move the story forward). But I recently found photos from that party and thought I'd share some!My parents booked a lovely space at the old Printers Row Hyatt in … [Read more...]
Sunshine City
Last week I posted newly discovered photos from my house in San Francisco during the years of Good Chinese Wife. Also included in that stack of 1996 photos were a bunch from the apartment where I lived after graduate school. So without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to … [Read more...]
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