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1 “A Disappearance in Fiji” by Nilima Rao Susan Blumberg-Kason , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2023;
— Review of A Disappearance in Fiji Nilima Rao , 2023 single work novel 'During the 1910s, Hong Kong’s new Governor Francis Henry May seconded a delegation of Sikh police officers to Fiji. May had had a recent stint as Governor of Fiji and before that Captain Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force. He felt that Hong Kong’s police force could teach Fiji a thing or two. While it was by no means unusual for the British to employ Sikh policemen in their imperial possessions, Fiji differed in that it already had a population of Indian indentured servants who worked the sugarcane fields on a contract for five years.' 

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1 “She Is Haunted” by Paige Clark Susan Blumberg-Kason , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2022;
— Review of She Is Haunted Paige Clark , 2021 selected work short story

'The stories in Chinese/American/Australian writer Paige Clark’s debut collection, She Is Haunted, deal with relationships—both romantic and those between mothers and daughters—and mortality. The lead story is titled “Elisabeth Kubler-Ross” after the psychiatrist who framed the five stages of grief. Many of the female characters are named Elizabeth, including a Paige Elizabeth, or variations of that name and Clark dedicates her book to “all the Elizabeths who have lived through this and more”.' (Introduction)
1 “The Whitewash” by Siang Lu Susan Blumberg-Kason , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2022;
— Review of The Whitewash Siang Lu , 2022 single work novel 'In a style similar to Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown, Australian author Siang Lu has written a sobering and satirical novel, The Whitewash, to shed light on the ways Hollywood has misrepresented Asians in film, going back more than a century, all while he pays homage to the rich history of the Hong Kong film industry and how it and Hollywood have entwined over the decades.' (Introduction)
1 “Shanghai Acrobat: An Orphan Boy’s Inspiring True Story of Courage and Determination in Revolutionary China” by Jingjing Xue Susan Blumberg-Kason , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2021;
— Review of Shanghai Acrobat Jingjing Xue , 2021 single work autobiography

'Well before ping-pong diplomacy in the early 1970s, there was acrobat diplomacy. As a result, many people around the world became familiar with Chinese acrobats, performers that did more than just walk a trapeze or juggle on stilts. Chinese acrobats brought circus performing to a new level, for instance by balancing multiple stacks of cups and saucers on the top of long sticks—often from two hands and a foot. In Jingjing Xue’s memoir, Shanghai Acrobat, the author not only tells of training with the Shanghai acrobats from a young age, but also shows how these troupes became the face of China, starting in developing countries and eventually reaching the west.' (Introduction)
1 “House of Kwa” by Mimi Kwa Susan Blumberg-Kason , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2021;
— Review of House of Kwa Mimi Kwa , 2021 single work autobiography

'Australian broadcast journalist Mimi Kwa comes from a lineage going back to imperial Beijing. In her new family memoir, House of Kwa, she tells the remarkable story that brought her father’s family to Southern China, Hong Kong, and Western Australia.' (Introduction)
1 “The Lotus Eaters” by Emily Clements Susan Blumberg-Kason , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2020;
— Review of The Lotus Eaters : A Memoir Emily Clements , 2020 single work autobiography

'When Emily Clements finds herself alone in Vietnam after her best friend suddenly departs for Australia, she tries to make the best of her opportunity to see Southeast Asia. Only nineteen, Clements quickly picks up the language and goes out of her way to meet Hanoians. This memoir of her year in Vietnam is not, however, a typical expat book about immersing oneself into another culture. Instead, it centers on the way women are conditioned to put our feelings last.' (Introduction)
1 “Death of a Coast Watcher” by Anthony English Susan Blumberg-Kason , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2020;
— Review of Death of a Coast Watcher Anthony English , 2020 single work novel 'When Australian Hugh Rand sailed to New Guinea in 1943 to serve as a coast watcher for the Allied Forces, he knew he would be killed. Rand’s job was to alert the Allies of Japanese activity on the island. He befriended local villagers, but never knew whom he could trust. And as predicted, he was beheaded by the Japanese not long after he arrived. In Death of Coast Watcher by Anthony English, Hugh Rand went on to terrorize generations after him.' (Introduction)
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