Published in the Global Times on March 21, 2013
“Jocelyn Eikenburg gives insight into the seldom spoken of (or seen) relationships between foreign women and Chinese men in ‘Red Couplets.’ She writes, ‘From the first time I started to love a Chinese man, hiding became part of my life.’ As she watches droves of Western men couple up with Chinese women, she feels alienated by her expat girlfriends, too, who openly express their romantic disdain for all Chinese men. In a past age, her girlfriends’ blunt commentaries about their preferences for partners would have been edgy, but in the global, expat realm, they are the close-minded and cruel characters of the story.” (Read the full article)
Published in the Global Times on January 23, 2013
“Language can play a key role in the meeting, wrote Jocelyn Eikenburg, an American writer and blogger from Ohio, in an e-mail interview with Metro Beijing. She is married to a Chinese from rural Zhejiang Province. Eikenburg’s husband thinks her ability to speak Chinese helped change his parents’ minds about him dating a foreign woman.” (Read the full article)
Aired on China Radio International on February 29, 2012
“Living in China, it is fairly normal to see a Chinese woman in the arms of a Western man. The sight of a Western woman with a Chinese man however is still somewhat unusual and that’s definitely part of what makes Jocelyn’s blog so inspirational.” (Listen to the full interview)
When an American Girl Meets a Chinese Man
Published in Beijing Today on January 6, 2012
“Through sharing her stories of love and family – the good and bad – Eikenburg has become a leading voice for those who want to learn about the dynamics of a relationship between a white woman and a Chinese man.” (Read the full article)
Published in Global Times on August 11, 2011
“‘I’ve always felt more comfortable in the company of Chinese men, since their culture is more in tune with who I am,’ US born Jocelyn Eikenburg, an English/Chinese translator who married a Chinese man and blogs about intercultural relationships, said…’” (Read the full article)
Published in the China Daily on May 29, 2011
“These women’s personal, candid blogs have helped online communities of Western women and Chinese men looking for advice, or even sometimes love. Eikenburg, who writes Speaking of China, arguably the most popular blog discussing these rare pairings, says the most common question she receives from Chinese men is where to meet foreign women, while Western women are often unsure of how to “read” Chinese men.” (Read full article)
Published in the April 21 – May 4 2011 issue of Beijing Agenda
“Jocelyn Eikenburg, the founder of the Wu Way Company and Speaking of China is the person to go to for informative tips and quips on dating Chinese men. On her blog, Speaking of China, she shares the trials and tribulations of her cross-cultural, interracial marriage. Jocelyn sits down with Agenda to provide us with valuable insights into Chinese culture, and how she’s growing to become part of it.” (Read full article)
Published in the Global Times on February 21, 2011
“As a Western woman with a shorter Chinese husband, she has turned a lot of heads, but Jocelyn Eikenburg is determined to question and challenge stereotypes about Chinese men and Western women in love.” (Read full article)
