Weathering Cross-Cultural Love in China
Posted in China articles on Dec 26th, 2009
Stress, personal issues and cultural differences all exploded together for my Chinese boyfriend and I, just as the weather began to change.
Monthly Archive for December, 2009
Ask the Yangxifu, Travel guides, More posts…Coming up in 2010
Posted in China articles on Dec 21st, 2009
Speaking of China is expanding with more posts and new content formats, including my China memoirs, an advice column, and travel guides.
“Zao sheng guizi”: the pressure of having babies in a Chinese family
Posted in China articles on Dec 20th, 2009
Here I am, a girl who never had a strong “maternal instinct” or drive to have children, in a Chinese family and culture that sees pregnancy and birth as a prerequisite, instead of an elective.
The Grass is Greener?: when the romance ends, and China’s reality begins
Posted in China articles on Dec 13th, 2009
After living with John, my Chinese boyfriend, for more than two years in Shanghai — and marrying him — I experienced the difficulties of an average Chinese through him.
Meet Ailin, my identity in China — guest posting on ExpatHarem
Posted in China articles on Dec 7th, 2009
Ailin sings a fierce karaoke song, loves pink pastel T-shirts, paints squiggly green snakes, and isn’t afraid to argue with a bus driver. I know her well — because Ailin is me, when I’m in China.
China, the Renovation Nation
Posted in China articles on Dec 6th, 2009
I never really saw renovation, in all of its glory, mystery and (in some cases) malevolence, until I came to China.
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