When I went to Japan the winter of 1990-1991, I remember watching TV and learning about an upcoming election. One of the candidates (an incumbent, I think) discussed on television was singled out, not for any political reasons, but because he was Korean. He spoke fluent Japanese … [Read more...]
Ringing in the Year of the Dog
Last Saturday the kids and I celebrated the second day of Chinese New Year with friends at Chicago's Peninsula Hotel. We've been going there for afternoon tea around Chinese New Year for the last few years, but this is the first year we've been there for their lion dance. The … [Read more...]
An evening with Gloria Chao
It seemed like today would never get here, but it was finally the pub day for Gloria Chao's debut YA novel, American Panda (Simon Pulse, 2018)! I was so fortunate to read a review copy of American Panda months ago and am currently reading it now for the second time.Gloria had … [Read more...]
Out with the Rooster, In with the Dog
The Lunar New Year will be here in 11 days and we're starting early here. Last week, some friends gave me red envelopes and decorations and one (with my begging and pleading) asked her husband to bring back a Chinese New Year gift box of Blue Diamond almonds.First up: the red … [Read more...]
Tea at the Mandarin
The first place I had afternoon tea in Hong Kong was the Peninsula, but in recent years I've been going to the Mandarin with writer friends. There's something really special about the Mandarin, and not just because it's a super posh hotel in a fancy area of Hong Kong. It also has … [Read more...]
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