Despite the China-America Divide, We’re On The Same Team
Posted in Articles on Apr 15th, 2013
In a cross-cultural marriage, sometimes it’s easy to feel as if the two of you stand on opposite ends of the battlefield — in our case, China vs. the US.
One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in Articles on Apr 15th, 2013
In a cross-cultural marriage, sometimes it’s easy to feel as if the two of you stand on opposite ends of the battlefield — in our case, China vs. the US.
Posted in Articles on Apr 1st, 2013
When my Chinese husband and I celebrated China’s Tomb Sweeping Festival at a visit to my mother’s grave, his traditions somehow helped soothe my grief.
Posted in Articles on Mar 18th, 2013
For Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of the forthcoming memoir “Good Chinese Wife,” divorcing her Chinese husband never meant having to divorce China as well.
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!
Posted in Articles on Mar 4th, 2013
10 questions about “Red All Over,” my memoir that covers Chinese wedding and dating culture, while sharing the story of how China changed my life and love.
Posted in Articles on Feb 25th, 2013
The other night, my Chinese husband and I got into an argument over US-China news. And it scared me to be against John, when I really love him.
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.
Posted in Articles on Jan 14th, 2013
Recommended reading on the topic of dating Chinese men, and why it’s misleading to draw conclusions from one date alone.
Posted in Articles on Jan 7th, 2013
John smiled with admiration as he hung my new down jacket up for me. “You can wear it on chuyi,” he said, a Mandarin term for the first day of the Chinese New Year. This down jacket would join the red underwear, red bras, red long-sleeved shirt, red sweater, red-striped socks, and the jeans tucked into [...]
Posted in Articles on Dec 17th, 2012
The winds (of China’s dating scene) didn’t always blow my way, but I still remained smiling, despite all my own negative experiences w/ Chinese men.