Fenshou: “I Was Once Engaged to a Chinese Man”

Posted in Fenshou on Apr 12th, 2013

A poignant and thoughtfully penned story of how one Western woman’s engagement to a Chinese man from a prominent Beijing family eventually ended.

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Double Happiness: Setting Up His Chinese Nephew With American Women

Posted in Double Happiness on Mar 22nd, 2013

Fred believed that any man, even his nephew in Hong Kong, would leap to his death to be able to date not just one or two but three women.

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2013 Blogs by Western Women Who Love Chinese Men

Posted in Yangxifu Pride on Mar 8th, 2013

It’s March 8 — International Women’s Day — and time for an update to my list of blogs by Western women who love Chinese men!

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On Bainian — Chinese New Year’s Calls — And Those Annoying Questions From Relatives

Posted in Articles on Feb 18th, 2013

The other night, while talking to our close Chinese friend Caroline during Chinese New Year, my husband asked a common question. “Did you go out to bàinián?” Bàinián (拜年), of course, is the tradition of paying new year’s calls to your relatives and friends, usually by going over to their homes. Caroline laughed with embarrassment. [...]

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Ember Swift Interview Part 2 – How China Changed Her Life

Posted in Yangxifu Pride on Feb 1st, 2013

Artist Ember Swift’s personal life changed forever after coming to China, where she met and married Guo Jian — and also where she gave birth to their baby.

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Featured in Global Times Article: Meet the [Chinese] Parents

Posted in Articles on Jan 28th, 2013

For those of you who may have missed it, I was featured in a Global Times article titled “Meet the Parents,” which shares some personal tales of meet-the-Chinese-parents experiences from foreigners (including me) and offers some advice for any foreigners heading home with their boyfriend/girlfriend to meet the parents for the first time. Here’s a [...]

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