Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of Tiananmen, which got me thinking about other June anniversaries. None of my weddings took place in June (I had two with the first marriage and one with the second), but this month does mark 21 years since I moved back to Hong … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of Tiananmen, so that got me thinking about other June anniversaries. I've been married twice, although neither time has been in June. But I did move to Hong Kong one June 21 years ago!That's as good an anniversary as any, right?In … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Shanghai
Have you ever been away from a city for twenty years, only to return to something that was so different from anything you remembered from the past? When I tell people I'm going back to Shanghai this fall after a 20 year absence, I hear that it'll be like seeing a whole new … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
In five months from today, I'm going to board a flight for Hong Kong--by myself. It'll be the first time I'll be on a trans-Pacific flight alone in more than 20 years. But it'll also be the first time in as many years--or more--that I'll be traveling with my mom.My mom and I … [Read more...]
Treasures from my aunt’s garage
Last week my aunt informed me that she and my uncle had found in their garage some old Hong Kong prints my grandparents had given them decades ago. They had never framed these pictures and were all too happy to hand them over to me.And of course I was excited to see--and … [Read more...]
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