The New York Times recently published a fascinating article about the influx of Chinese immigrants into Brooklyn and the growth of new “Chinatown” enclaves all over the borough. It’s a wonderful depiction of the ebb and flow of immigrant communities in the city: Just before 5 p.m., wave after wave of smiling toddlers came bounding down […]
8 Things I Love about the USA
Even though I have spent the better part of my life as an expat, I still love the patriotic American holidays and am unable to sing the national anthem without choking up. Last week a friend and colleague from Southeast Asia and I were walking around one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. We got to talking […]
Utah!
I’ve discovered something in the past few days. When you tell someone that you are going to Utah for a week, you get some very funny looks! Never mind….that’s where I’m heading tomorrow, to explore the national parks across the southern half of the state with a friend and her just-graduated-from-high-school son. Stay tuned…. […]
Intrigue and Agitation
This morning, as I was headed across town on the subway for a lunch meeting, I was reading my Kindle version of the book “Democracy in America,’” by Alexis de Tocqueville. Although written in the 1830’s, his descriptions of the United States and the character of its people and institutions remain strangely relevant and accurate […]
The Best Chinese Restaurants?
If you have ever done a road trip across the US, or even in one particular region of the country, you will no doubt have noticed that, no matter how small or remote a town may be, it will always have a Chinese restaurant. This seems to be true, whether you are in a village […]
Lake Superior Sunrise
On the beach in front of Lutsen Resort.
