When I moved to Hong Kong in 1990, the territory was home to 55,000 Vietnamese refugees. The US and other western countries had stopped taking in the numbers of refugees they admitted in the last half of the 1970s and early 80s (even though the US caused the crisis in the first … [Read more...]
My only Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
I was thinking today of the years I spent in Hong Kong and realized I was only really there for Chinese New Year right before I left the Territory for good. It was 1998, I was pregnant, and unable to travel back to Hubei Province (doctor's orders!) to visit my in-laws. So I … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Happy Year of the Rooster! … [Read more...]
A funny thing happened on the way to Prague
The summer I took the long way home from Hong Kong--via Southeast Asia, China, the USSR, and Eastern Europe--I found myself in Budapest. But to me, it was only a stepping stone to the ultimate destination in 1991: Prague. If you don't believe me, there was an acclaimed novel … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Russia
Russia has been in the news--a lot--these days and I can't help but think back to the summer I took the Trans-Mongolian from Beijing to Moscow. It was a seven-day trip and Russia was still part of the Soviet Union then--but not for long.Mongolia was vast and dusty, but … [Read more...]
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