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Liu, Gaylon, Suzanne and Gayook. Christmas 1955

Christmas Memories Past

The holiday season is upon us, so fast, I don’t know where 2013 went.  It is time like this that thoughts of Christmas memories past with my parents come to mind.

Thanksgiving

One Memorable Thanksgiving!

Today, I am in Honolulu with my friends, Jetty and Miller, whom we met via Jenn researching my father’s artwork. I’ve blogged many times how grateful I am to be alive, for my family and friends all over the world. In thinking about what I would write this day, I recall one memorable Thanksgiving at…

Liu Jipiao and oldest daughter Gayook

Food Memories Of My Father

After this last trip I still find myself still recalling some of the things my father said to me about France. I continue to be amazed at how my childhood perceptions was so wrong! Here are some food memories of my father.

Jenn and Gayook in front of Art Deco Exhibit in Paris Metro Poster )Oct 2013

Happy Birthday, Jenn!

Happy Birthday! I want to take time out from my father’s artwork to remember Jenn’s birthday which was this Sunday, November 3rd. What a journey these last two years have been for our family! Who knew that when you started researching my father’s artwork almost 2 years ago that it would lead us back to Paris…

Liu Jipiao As a Young Man 225

Every Time I Go to Paris

Every time I go to Paris, I learn more about the father I never knew. This time was no different! Emotions overwhelmed me as Curator, Emmanuel Breon’s guided VIP tour reached my father’s display during the L’inauguration of the Art Deco Exhibit  at Cite de l’architecture et du patrimoine on the evening of October 14th.

Wong Family at Art Deco Exhibit Entrance

Our First Week in Paris

Our first week in Paris and so much has already happened!  I will let Jenn fill you in on all the details at a later date but here are the quick highlights and some photos along the way.

Watercolor Ink on Paper by Liu Jipiao

Reflections on the AMCA Project

These are my reflections on the AMCA Project. Jenn’s past blog introduced our working with the AMCA to create a website for my father’s work. You can read about the particulars in “AMCA Website Project.”

IIAS "The Newsletter" #65 Autumn 2013

We Are Published!

On September 9th, Jenn’s blog was a heads- up that we would be in the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)’s “The Newsletter,”. We are published in Issue #65, Autumn 2013 Edition, pages 6-7!

Matthew, Jennifer and Gayook (Liu) Wong Family portrait

News On A Personal Note…

News on a personal note…I am excited because this week, my PET Scan results came back negative, so still cancer free! I am especially excited because this was the first PET Scan that didn’t show any signs of cancer at all. The last scan I took did, whereupon I had to undergo a follow up…

Liu and his daughter Gayook in front of their Upper East Side Apartment in New York City ca. 1947

Why Germantown

Why Germantown? I am finally getting answers to questions about my father’s decisions that have always alluded me. When I started learning about his groundbreaking contributions I was shocked. This was certainly not the father I knew. What I absolutely did not expect was that it would take me on a journey back to my…

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