Last Friday I was in sunny New York with one of my Hong Kong college roommates and her family. We walked along the High Line and snapped photos along the way. I'm not used to traveling with friends or family who like to take photos of people (rather than scenes), so it was fun to … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Pachinko
When I went to Japan the winter of 1990-1991, I remember watching TV and learning about an upcoming election. One of the candidates (an incumbent, I think) discussed on television was singled out, not for any political reasons, but because he was Korean. He spoke fluent Japanese … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Last week one of my college roommates from Hong Kong visited Chicago with her family. We had a magical time going around the city and eating up a storm (Ethiopian, Greek, stuffed pizza, Persian, and even Chinese food). Cloud Gate, or the Bean as we call it, was one of their … [Read more...]
Book of the week—Home Sweet Maison
I don’t live in a remarkable house and therefore haven’t treated it very well. My kids are free to play in any room and we just wait each Monday for our cleaners to straighten things out. Because of the mess and the clutter, I never feel like fresh flowers or other nice things go … [Read more...]
Agency or upbringing in a cross-cultural marriage
Twenty-three years ago today, I got married for the first time. And it was under conditional terms.There has been so much in the news now about women’s agency and why we don’t just leave when things go bad. But it’s not that simple, especially when we’re not talking about … [Read more...]
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