When I was 11, my grandparents took me on vacation to Key West, Florida. I can still picture my grandfather looking south and reminiscing about the time he took his mother--my namesake--to Cuba in the '30s.Havana.Even to a sixth grader in 1981, the name seemed mysterious, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This photo of my grandma (now 97 years young) is one of my favorites.It was taken in 1974 up near the China border in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. The train ran to the Lowu border at that time, but it was a fairly recent development because for years it didn't. Something about the … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's Mother's Day in the US this weekend, so I thought I would re-post a cool photo of my mom and grandma.This was taken in 1965 in Taiwan. My mom and grandparents traveled there after they met up in Japan, where my mom taught for a year.When I think of Taiwan, it's … [Read more...]
My family in Shanghai, 1995
I recently came across a handful of photos from my last trip to Shanghai. It was 1995 and my parents, brother, and uncle flew to China for a two-week trip, which included a stop in Hubei province for my wedding banquet.I'm intrigued by the Shanghai photos because I've heard … [Read more...]
Hong Kong, 1990
I recently rediscovered a group of photos my mom took in December 1990 when she visited me in Hong Kong over winter break. It wasn't my mom's first time there, but it was her first trip back since 1965. At that point I had only been in Hong Kong for four months. This is what we … [Read more...]
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