One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Feb 26th, 2010
How can Western women and Chinese men get along? Jocelyn, who has been married to her Chinese husband since 2004, shares her experience.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Feb 25th, 2010
When you live in China, sometimes foreign holidays can be lonely. I discovered a loneliness after Thanksgiving passed me without a celebration or nod from my Chinese coworkers, and without my Chinese boyfriend by my side.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Feb 24th, 2010
When you’re a foreigner in China, the most common phrase you might hear is: “Can you teach me English?” My Chinese neighbor wanted me to, even though she never seemed serious about it. But over tea one evening, she embarrassed me about not following through, and left me wondering about her indecent proposal.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Feb 23rd, 2010
Chinese traditional medicine can bring your body back into balance. When my health was out of balance, my Chinese boyfriend used the principles and approach of Chinese medicine to help me recover.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Feb 22nd, 2010
Giving face — or mianzi — in China can be puzzling. When I tried to give my Chinese neighbors face, by introducing them to my foreign friends, they actually thought it was an opportunity for them to give me face, when I never asked for it.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Feb 19th, 2010
How can Western women meet Chinese men in China? Jocelyn, a Western woman with a Chinese husband, gives some advice on places to go, people who can help, and ways you can make yourself more attractive.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Feb 18th, 2010
Sometimes you misunderstand China, or China misunderstands you. When out with an old classmate of my Chinese boyfriend, he misunderstands my response to being singled out as a foreigner, and gives me a less-than-generous lecture.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Feb 17th, 2010
John, my Chinese boyfriend, wasn’t the only one who could make me feel less foreign in China. My new Chinese friend, Zhang Bin, tells me we should see each other as people, not nationalities.
Posted in China articles on Feb 16th, 2010
How did I spend this Chinese New Year? As a host — along with my Chinese husband, John — for our university’s “Chinese Night” on Feb 13, 2010, here in the mountain West of the US. See photos from this special night.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Feb 16th, 2010
When you have a Chinese boyfriend, sometimes cultural dating expectations can tie you up in knots. My perfectionism and tendency to see too far ahead causes me to lose focus on the happiness of now.
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