Monthly Archives: July 2012

Lisa See, Shanghai Girls, and China’s Wings

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Gregory

I finished Lisa See’s Shanghai Girls on a Houston-bound airplane last week. I greatly enjoyed the novel, and I got a huge kick out of her treatment of the two “Bloody Saturday” bombings in Shanghai on August 14, 1937 (which … Continue reading →

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Scenes from a Shanghai refugee camp, by Schiff, December 1937

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Gregory

Last week, reading and taking notes for a story about the Battle of Shanghai at the UC Berkeley library, I was struck by these sketches of a Chinese refugee camp, the camp school, Chinese nurses in a hospital, and a Chinese … Continue reading →

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Old photograph fever sweeps China

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Gregory

“Old photograph fever” is currently sweeping China as people try and recapture a visual sense of their own history. Apparently, the Communist party frowned on China’s history as “black time,” particularly during the Cultural Revolution, and its scourging of past … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings event in Houston, July 21

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Gregory

On Saturday, July 21, at 3:00 p.m., I’ll be doing a China’s Wings presentation and book signing in Houston, at the Barnes & Noble in Vanderbilt Square (3003 West Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77025) Here’s the link to the store’s … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings reviewed by Noozhawk

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Gregory

China’s Wings received an excellent review from Tom Cahill in Noozhawk, Santa Barbara’s online newspaper. The article includes a picture of me signing a copy of China’s Wings for Dolores Pollock, my mother’s longtime boss at Marymount School — who … Continue reading →

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