China and Its Oh So Romantic Christmas
Posted in China articles on Dec 19th, 2011
Christmas is oh so romantic. At least, that’s what my Chinese husband thinks of the holiday — and I know he’s not alone.
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How I Finally Learned To Make Fine Rice
Posted in China articles on Dec 12th, 2011
My husband hails from China’s land of fish and rice, and my rice cooking skills just didn’t cut it.
Who Can We Trust After The Discrimination?
Posted in China articles on Dec 5th, 2011
In our game of “who can you trust,” there’s no such thing as a sure bet here after my Chinese husband’s discrimination.
My Holidays Start With Five-Spice Turkey and Chinese Dumplings
Posted in China articles on Nov 28th, 2011
In my home, I know it’s the holidays when cranberry sauce, hand-rolled Chinese dumplings and five-spice turkey hit the table. When you build a life with someone from another culture, sometimes you just learn how to transcend your past and create a new future, something that feels as tangible as the traditions you once knew (or never knew).
Sharing the Sweetness and the Sorrows
Posted in China articles, Mandarin Love on Nov 21st, 2011
In Chinese, they call it tónggāngòngkǔ (同甘共苦), sharing the sweetness and the sorrows — something my Chinese husband and I know too well after his recent misfortune.
A Little American Mythology
Posted in China articles on Nov 14th, 2011
A Chinese student who shares his ideas about Americans makes me realize that, maybe, I’ve been telling myself myths about this country.
On Discrimination and Marriage to a Chinese Man
Posted in China articles on Nov 7th, 2011
Discrimination. I never realized just how intimately I would come to know this word and what it really means after marrying a Chinese man.
Jewish Women & Chinese Men in Love: Article Pub’d in Asian Jewish Life
Posted in China articles on Oct 31st, 2011
Asian Jewish Life published my article “Chosen Women and Chinese men: a Tradition of Love?”
One Vegan, Making Chinese Red-Braised Pork For Love
Posted in China articles, Yin-Yang on Oct 24th, 2011
I’m a vegan, married to a Chinese man who can’t live without his meat and fish. Which I why I’ve learned to make Chinese-style red braised pork, all for love.
What White Parents Think of Asian Boyfriends: Pub’d on AMWW
Posted in China articles on Oct 19th, 2011
Asian Man White Woman publishes my article on what white parents think of Asian boyfriends, which was one of the hardest pieces I ever wrote.
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