FINE CHINA: Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and Hong Kong each Offer a Unique Luster

If you read my last blog post or follow me on social media, you would know that I went to China for a family reunion trip in December 2018. In addition to going to the motherland to connect with my roots, I also went to tour places in China I have never been like the …

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Back To the Motherland: The Trip That Taught Me I Have A Badass Bloodline

As a child, I was told by my mom, “Your great-grandfather was a general who fought the Japanese in World War II. There are books written about him and one battle in particular made him a national hero. His house – where your pau pau (grandmother) lived – was turned into a museum.” My glib …

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