On Love in the Workplace in China
Posted in China articles on May 2nd, 2011
It’s the Labor Day holiday in China, and that makes me think of how labor and love work together in China. After all, I met my husband through work.
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Why Would You Want To Go To China?
Posted in China articles on Feb 14th, 2011
When someone asked me why I wanted to go back to China, I couldn’t help wondering if it was curiosity, or something else.
Ask the Yangxifu: London Woman Wonders About Chinese Man At Office
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Dec 17th, 2010
A London woman wonders if a Chinese man in her Beijing office is interested in her for dating. But she’s afraid of misreading his intentions.
Chapter 74: F@lun G0ne
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 16th, 2010
During a reunion lunch with one of my favorite former Chinese coworkers, Jane, I discover she’s gone over to F@lun G0ng — and hopes John and I will too.
Chapter 69: The Bad Luck Kittens
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on May 26th, 2010
Someone in Shanghai dumped newborn kittens into a garbage can near my office — all over superstition. I wonder when luck was more important than life.
Chapter 64: Living in the Face of SARS
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on May 5th, 2010
As a friend goes into quarantine, and the virus closes in on John’s hometown in the countryside, I had to learn how to live with the threat of SARS, everyday.
Chapter 62: The Quietest May Day Ever
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 28th, 2010
May 1, 2003 began one of the quietest May holidays I had ever seen in China, as SARS panic infiltrated the country, and emptied out shopping malls, streets, and public transport.
Chapter 61: Unmasking SARS Panic
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 26th, 2010
When surgical masks appeared on the faces of my coworkers in Shanghai, China, I realized the SARS panic had spread to our office — and I didn’t know how to stop it.
Chapter 60: Love in the time of SARS
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 22nd, 2010
Just as SARS began, and panic slowly began to mask the public, it felt odd to be so in love in China. Would SARS muzzle my romance with a Chinese man?
Chapter 57: Customers Are Our Lovers
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 19th, 2010
As I began work at the global media company in Shanghai, I discovered that sometimes, the customer is not always right — and definitely, is not your lover.
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