One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in China articles on Aug 30th, 2010
My Chinese inlaws raised a dog last summer that we came to love. But that dog’s pain, and ultimate demise, became a tough reminder that China — especially the countryside — has a different perspective on owning a dog.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 27th, 2010
Different Kind of Wonderful asks: I want to start this off by saying I have sooo many questions. I am currently dating a Chinese man. Obviously, we are both gay. However, both of us want marriage and kids. Marriage is something we unfortunately can’t enjoy in both of our countries. Just like your relationship with [...]
Posted in China articles on Aug 23rd, 2010
One Saturday morning in Spring 2005, about 10 minutes before crawling from bed, I heard it — a screeching sound akin to scratching a blackboard with your fingernails, but magnified more than 100 times over. Yes, just a little good old welding and drilling in the name of redecorating yet another apartment in my neighborhood, [...]
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 20th, 2010
What’s the motivation for Chinese men to meet foreign women online? And should you meet up with him alone? Jocelyn explores the idea of online chat, and what to do if a stranger proposes a meeting.
Posted in China articles on Aug 16th, 2010
Before I went to China, I never believed in wearing cute pastels. But after living in the Middle Kingdom, adorable outfits slowly creeped into my wardrobe, and changed forever just how I saw clothing.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 13th, 2010
An American woman who is having an affair with a married Chinese man wonders if he’d ever leave his wife to be with her, and if his family could ever accept her as a new wife.
Posted in China articles on Aug 11th, 2010
HYBRID AMBASSADORS: a blog-ring project of Dialogue2010 You met our multinational cultural innovators this spring in a roundtable discussion of hybrid life at expat+HAREM. Now in these interconnected blog posts they share reactions to a recent polarizing book promotion at the writing network SheWrites. Join the discussion on Twitter using #HybridAmbassadors or #Dialogue2010 Last summer, [...]
Posted in Travel China with the Yangxifu on Aug 11th, 2010
Beijing’s Yuanmingyuan Park, or the Old Summer Palace, is a a quiet reminder of foreign aggression on China and the country’s past humiliation.
Posted in China articles on Aug 9th, 2010
Come August, the summer bears its true canines as the temperatures leap above 35 degrees with a ferocious humidity. You find yourself devoured by a wave of sizzling moisture every time you step out onto the streets, and overcome by a dizziness, almost like prey stunned in the chase. That’s when you know it’s here — the Autumn Tiger.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 6th, 2010
Dating a “Little Emperor?” An American woman wonders what’s up with her self-absorbed Chinese boyfriend — is it related to the one-child policy and/or birth order? Is he part of a phenomenon? Jocelyn does a little myth busting, and draws on psychological research to explain what’s actually behind this Chinese man’s personality and behavior.
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