Despite the China-America Divide, We’re On The Same Team

Posted in Articles on Apr 15th, 2013

In a cross-cultural marriage, sometimes it’s easy to feel as if the two of you stand on opposite ends of the battlefield — in our case, China vs. the US.

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Love or Fetish? On “Yellow Fever” and Creepy/Sketchy Attractions

Posted in Articles on Apr 8th, 2013

In the past few weeks, I’ve discovered They’re All So Beautiful, an online forum about race and dating that’s features a five-part online series and is also a companion to the documentary Seeking Asian Female. Yes, it’s a conversation in part about “yellow fever” — but one with more intelligence, one that seeks to transcend [...]

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How China’s Tomb Sweeping Tradition – And My Husband – Helped Me Cope With Grief

Posted in Articles on Apr 1st, 2013

When my Chinese husband and I celebrated China’s Tomb Sweeping Festival at a visit to my mother’s grave, his traditions somehow helped soothe my grief.

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Does Peer Pressure Ever Discourage Dating Differently?

Posted in Articles on Mar 25th, 2013

Did you ever experience peer pressure regarding your potential dating choices? And did it ever influence your decision to date (or not to date) someone?

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Divorcing Your Chinese Spouse Doesn’t Mean You Must Divorce China

Posted in Articles on Mar 18th, 2013

For Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of the forthcoming memoir “Good Chinese Wife,” divorcing her Chinese husband never meant having to divorce China as well.

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On Int’l Women’s Day: Celebrated in China, Forgotten in America

Posted in Articles on Mar 11th, 2013

I only discovered International Women’s Day after coming to China. My home country of America may have created it, but we’ve largely forgotten it.

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[UPDATED] SELF China Seeking Chinese Women Over 30 + Single By Choice

Posted in Articles on Mar 4th, 2013

UPDATE: Forgot to mention the following: I’m not searching just for a Chinese women, but also women from Japan and Korea (with the same sort of luck, as you can imagine). Someone who knows a bit of English would also be helpful because the interview would be in English. Got this request from SELF China [...]

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Essay Published in “Unsavory Elements,” An Anthology Featured in Shanghai Lit Festival

Posted in Articles on Mar 4th, 2013

My essay titled “Red Couplets” is going to be published this month in the anthology “Unsavory Elements”
— a book featured in the Shanghai Lit Festival.

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The Next Big Thing: On “Red All Over,” My Forthcoming Memoir

Posted in Articles on Mar 4th, 2013

10 questions about “Red All Over,” my memoir that covers Chinese wedding and dating culture, while sharing the story of how China changed my life and love.

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