Claire Chao

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Claire Chao

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Claire Chao was born and raised in Hong Kong. Although unaware of it at the time, as a youth she continually sought connections to her parents' Shanghai homeland. She spent a decade creating Remembering Shanghai after thirty years in luxury brand management. While researching her family stories, she uncovered an uncanny link with the grandfather she'd never met. She graduated with highest honors from Princeton University and was named to Avenue magazine’s “500 Most Influential Asian Americans and Hong Kong Tatler’s "Who's Who in Hong Kong." Visit her at rememberingshanghai.com. ...more

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Remembering Shanghai: A Mem...

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“The country that had produced a cultural legacy of such refinement, and then ravaged it, finally came full circle after three decades. Diedie’s art pieces, albeit scattered, are treasured once again. China’s cruel history broke our family, yet the sublime beauty of its culture endures.

It makes me believe that losing the ability to dream is a far worse fate than any material loss.”
Claire Chao, Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels

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