Mingmei Yip
I first came across Mingmei Yip after reading her second novel, Petals from the Sky (Kensington, 2010). I was astonished to see that she had taught at my alma mater, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. It's not everyday that I come across an author who used to teach … [Read more...]
An afternoon with Sonali Dev
Three months ago I met author Sonali Dev outside Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois. I had just finished my first book reading and Sonali recognized me from Facebook. We started talking about our debut books, both out this year. When I found out that she'd be having a … [Read more...]
Return to Hong Kong, Day 4
For our last day in Hong Kong, Tom and I met my friends Erica and Jacqueline to tour the Western District. This is another area we didn't see on our trip to Hong Kong two years ago. We took a short tram ride from Central to Western Market.Street art.Once we … [Read more...]
Return to Hong Kong, Day 2
On our second day in Hong Kong, I brought Tom to the Jewish cemetery, which wasn't too far from our hotel. To get there, we walked past cemeteries of all the major religions. The Muslim cemetery was across from our hotel.We also passed a Catholic cemetery and a Parsee … [Read more...]
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