This is a conversation with Karen Cheung, author of the book "The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir." As you'll hear, we ended up finding a lot of things in common between our two cities and experiences.

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Recommended Books:

• Hong Kong Without Us:A People's Poetry edited by The Bauhinia Project
• Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
• Either/Or by Elif Batuman