Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
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HONG KONG NOIR now an audiobook!

December 29, 2021 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

It's been so long since I've blogged and honestly I didn't feel like I had much to say. With the pandemic keeping us at home and book projects in limbo, I had hoped to start sharing more good news in the new year.But now I don't have to wait!The audiobook version of Hong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings, Hong Kong, Misc, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Blog Tour–Afterlife

April 10, 2020 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I'm so excited to participate in Julia Alvarez's blog tour for her new novel, Afterlife. Alvarez is the international best-selling author of two dozen books, including In the Time of Butterflies and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. In Afterlife, Antonia Vega is about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Misc, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

The Jumbo: the end of an era?

March 2, 2020 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

With recent news of the closing of Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo floating restaurant, there has been some much talk on social media about this famous restaurant that once upon a time was top on the tourist circuit. The Jumbo was always included in postcard packs in the 90s--and maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong, Jewish Asia, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Blog Tour–Everywhere You Don’t Belong

February 6, 2020 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 5 Comments

Chicago is a loaded word for many people. It comes up the most in the media when people discuss the latest mass shooting in the US."But what about Chicago?"But what about Chicago? And who is going to talk about the real problems in the city, namely the segregation and all … [Read more...]

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

November 13, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 5 Comments

My alma mater in Hong Kong has been in the news this week after it became a battle zone Monday night. I've posted photos of the campus before, but I wanted to put many of them here together just to show what a beautiful and peaceful place it was.The Chinese University was not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, Memoirs, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

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