We’re starting off 2017 with a bam. Or, more specifically, a WWAM Bam!
WWAM Bam — Western Women & Asian Men, Breaking All Molds — is a new group blog for Western women who love Asian men. I’m a part of it, along with a number of writers and bloggers you may already know including Susan Blumberg-Kason (author of Good Chinese Wife), Laura of Our Chinese Wedding, Becky of BeckyAnces.net, Kimberly of Nama Mama, and Susie of the Daily Susily.
Here’s an excerpt from the About Us page:
We are a group of women from a Western background who are dating or married to men from an Asian culture. AMWF (Asian Male Western Female) couples, or WWAMs (Western Women Asian Men) as we prefer to call them, have in the past been few and far between but in this increasingly globalized world are becoming more common every day. Still, there are cultural differences that such couples will face and our site is here to help you navigate them. At the same time, we make it our mission to weed through the racism and stereotypes about Asian men and culture out there. We all know the truth is never just black and white (or yellow for that matter).
Aside from gripping personal experiences of relationships with Asian men and their families, and of raising AMWF children, this site takes a look at the portrayal of Asian men in Western media and reviews AMWF related productions. We furthermore will spotlight the amazing women out there who have made Asia their family; past and present.
If you are interested in contributing or have any questions, send an email to [email protected].
We’re on the lookout for Western women who love Asian men and writing. You could be a regular contributor or even just a one-time guest poster. If you’d like to be a part of our new group blog, email us at [email protected].
And to my fans here at Speaking of China, yes, I’ll continue to blog here at Speaking of China twice every week.
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2017!
Sounds like I am qualified 🙂
You’re welcome to join!
Sounds like an awesome idea, Jocelyn. I look forward to reading the content on the new site.
I think one topic that can be explored further is raising a mixed child. I know the only time my MIL and I have butted heads is about my son as we have differing views about raising a child.
Thanks Constance! That sounds like a great topic — we’ll definitely have to write more about that on the blog.
Can I recommend you guys install a WordPress plugin for forum type software? It would be great if commentators can start their own threads, that could give the site more recurring traffic and activity.
Thanks for the suggestion, we’ll consider that!
Sounds great Jocelyn (and everyone else involved!). Look forward to signing up for notifications and maybe even contributing some material of my own in the future (if I can come up with something useful to contribute :-)).
Thanks Miriam! You’re welcome to contribute anytime!
Interesting
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1026938.shtml
That is interesting, excellent Op-Ed.