Ask the Yangxifu: Change your name after marriage in China?
Should you change names after marriage in China? And, if so, how? Jocelyn ponders the pros and cons, and offers insight into the process.
Read moreShould you change names after marriage in China? And, if so, how? Jocelyn ponders the pros and cons, and offers insight into the process.
Read moreEven as I found so much to love in Shanghai, I still yearned for the flavors of the Hangzhou I once knew — including our favorite restaurants.
Read morePo Pagoda, a stumpy gray Northern Song-era pagoda in Kaifeng, China covered in tiles featuring Buddhist images, is unusual for its design, size and even shape.
Read moreMy view of Shanghai changed completely when I became gainfully employed as a copywriter, in a downtown office with a view of its own.
Read moreAs I moved to Shanghai in a microvan, I left behind Hangzhou — and the memories — and moved forward with John’s support.
Read moreShould you wait to tell your Chinese boyfriend “I love you?” Jocelyn offers advice to an American woman with a Chinese American man who wants to take it slow.
Read moreA lie may have brought me into Shanghai, but it was the truth that would make me gainfully employed in China.
Read moreAs I grappled with the uncertainty of finding a new job, and wondering where to live in China, I began to realize that bad luck might be a blessing.
Read moreHas your China guanxi ever surprised you? A new guanxi of mine set up a job interview in China like nothing I’d ever known.
Read moreWhat keeps you abroad when life falls apart? When I faced uncertainty after losing my job, I remembered the things that kept me grounded in China.
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