Rice Bowl Diaries 2002

Havana, Cuba June 15, 2002 Havana seemed like it was doomed not to happen. Cheuk had been corresponding with the…

Havana, Cuba June 16, 2002 Today is Father’s Day and also my dad’s birthday. It’s been a little over a…

Havana, Cuba June 17, 2002 Is it the set from Jackie Chan’s “Shanghai Noon” or is it Jet Li’s “Once…

Havana, Cuba June 18, 2002 My cozzin Luis tells us his father is buried in the Cimeterio Chino and offers…

Havana, Cuba June 19, 2002 Alejandro introduces us to his buddy. He tells us Fermin was the Mambo King of…

Sao Paulo, Brazil June 30, 2002 It’s been two months since dad’s funeral and I’ve been back on the road…

Salvador, Brazil July 2, 2002 We begin our sojourn up to the Amazon the day after the Cup. This morning…

Manaus, Brazil July 3, 2002 We finally arrive in the frontier town of Manaus. Jack Sun, our second story here,…

Sao Paulo, Brazil July 8, 2002 After lunch, Luis drives us around in the rain. We cruise around his old…

Buenos Aires, Argentina July 12, 2002 Maria from Buenos Aires called the Reel Asian Film Festival office looking for this…