I recently reviewed a new book about Chinese immigrants in Flushing, New York that appeared in the Asian Review of Books and the South China Morning Post. Shortly after reading Lauren Hilgers' book, Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Travels in a Dervish Cloak
I have to admit I bought this book for its cover. I usually have good luck picking books based on their covers; they usually turn out to be just as magical and as enlightening as they appear from the outside. Last month I saw something on social media where Hong Kong-based … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I recently got new laptop and after a data migration have been going through old files and photos and stumbled upon this one. It’s one of my favorites from the mid-90s. My parents and I are at the Raffles in Singapore for the afternoon. They order—what else—Singapore Slings, but … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Jean Iversen
My family and I trekked over to Chicago for Independent Bookstore Day to hear my friend Jean Iversen speak about her new book, Local Flavor: Restaurants That Shaped Chicago Neighborhoods (Northwestern University Press, 2018).I was fortunate to talk to Jean while she was … [Read more...]
I love book groups!
One of my favorite things about being a writer is visiting book groups. Over 20 book groups, both local and out of town (thanks to Skype), have read my memoir and have invited me to visit their group to discuss Good Chinese Wife. It was an honor last week to be mentioned in this … [Read more...]
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