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The Chinese Relatives Name Game

Posted in China articles on Jun 27th, 2011

Keeping all of the names for your Chinese relatives together is not such an easy game after all.

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My Chinese Mother-in-law and the Ring of Compliments

Posted in China articles on May 30th, 2011

When I told my Chinese mother-in-law I loved her ring, I never guessed I would have one of my own less than 24 hours later — a ring of compliments.

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Ask the Yangxifu: Motherly Chinese Ayi Not So Motherly To New Girlfriend

Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 27th, 2011

A woman dating a man in China struggles with his “like a Chinese mother” ayi, who insists on keeping his ex’s memory alive and well before her.

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One Chinese Woman Fears Marriage

Posted in China articles on May 23rd, 2011

It’s no secret that women in China worry about getting married. But I was surprised to learn that one Chinese woman’s worries came from fear of marriage.

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Ask the Yangxifu: On the Chinese Mother-in-law

Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 6th, 2011

It’s Mother’s Day this weekend in the US. When I think of mothers, I think of those Chinese mother-in-law dilemmas readers write me about.

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Ask the Yangxifu: How to Introduce Your (Western) Girlfriend to Your (Chinese) Parents

Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Apr 1st, 2011

If you have a Western girlfriend/fiancee, what do you do when your Chinese family gets in the way of happily ever after? Here are some tips on how to help your family accept her.

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Ask the Yangxifu: Meeting the Chinese Parents in America

Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Mar 4th, 2011

An American woman with a Chinese boyfriend will meet his parents for the first time at his graduation. How can she impress them?

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The China Baby Race

Posted in China articles on Feb 21st, 2011

When my Chinese friend Peter already announced a baby boy, within a year of getting married, it made me wonder about the rush to have babies sooner in China.

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Ask the Yangxifu: Chinese Boyfriend Changes Around His Parents?

Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Feb 11th, 2011

If your Chinese boyfriend seems less affectionate around his parents, does that mean he loves you less?

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My Chinese Husband, Almost Switched at Birth

Posted in China articles on Jan 17th, 2011

When my Chinese husband was born, the neighbors wanted to swap him for their baby daughter. I couldn’t help but wonder what this said about women in China.

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