S is for Sieh King King It’s hard to imagine a braver young woman at the turn of the twentieth century than Sieh King King, who at seventeen, traveled from her hometown of Shanghai to further her education in the West. At eighteen, in 1902, she spoke at a theater in San Francisco. She had found her true calling as an activist for Chinese women’s rights. China at that time was sick and tired of losing to Western imperialists, and Sieh King King made ... VIEW POST
Musings on the Depth of Beauty P-Q-R
P is for Paper Son No matter the time in history or place of origin, immigrants in search of a better life will go to almost any lengths to secure it—even if it means circumventing the law. To protect American jobs during a slumping economy, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which meant that only certain groups of Chinese immigrants and their family members could be allowed in or granted U.S. citizenship. Chinese merchants were acceptable because they didn’t replace American ... VIEW POST
Musings on the Depth of Beauty M-N-O
During the course of researching my historical novel The Depth of Beauty, I came across scads of fascinating facts that I've been sharing over time. Here are a few more relating to Chinatown: M is for Mornay Sauce To illustrate the shallow world in which Will Firestone lives, I begin the novel with his wealthy mother’s complaints about her chef’s rendition of a mornay sauce, which is really just a basic cheese sauce. It’s variation of a bechamel, or white sauce, one of the standard ... VIEW POST
How Not to Be the Literary Agent From Hell
Recently our local writers’ guild put on a one-day “Pitchfest” in which attendees like me had brief appointments with literary agents who'd been invited to see what talent they might discover within our midst. I am indie published, but I’m writing a romantic mystery series which could be a good fit for some publishers, so I decided I’d give it a whirl. I chose agents who stated they were looking for new writers in that genre (among others) and I spent considerable time prepping for my ... VIEW POST
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