3 Ways NOT to Impress Family During Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is coming! If this is your first time spending the holidays with a Chinese family, here are 3 things that will definitely NOT impress.
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Advice for surviving Chinese New Year, and stories about experiencing Chinese New Year, with your Chinese family. All from one Western woman with a Chinese husband.
How to Deal with 3 Major Chinese New Year Annoyances – Pub’d on WWAM Bam
WWAM Bam, the new group blog for Western women who love Asian men, just published my piece titled How to Deal
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Photo Essay: I Survived! Making it Through Chinese New Year 2016 with the Family
Every year, I swear this Chinese New Year is not going to kick my butt. And somehow, every year, I’m
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Photo Essay: 2016 Chinese New Year’s Eve at the Family Home
We’re busy celebrating Chinese New Year, the biggest holiday of the year here in China, at John’s family home in
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I Bought It for Love (or How My New Jacket Made My Mother-In-Law Smile)
She is the most amazing, devoted and loving mother-in-law I could ever ask for. If wearing some new clothes would make her happy, how could I refuse?
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4 Favorite Chinese New Year Foods from My Mother-In-Law’s Kitchen
Chinese New Year is all about food, even the days leading up. One of the best parts of the season is watching my mother-in-law prepare traditional foods.
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How Chinese New Year Beats the January Blues (Things I’ve Learned From My Chinese Husband)
With all of this joy, excitement and holiday spirit around me, the January blues I used to know as a child don’t have a chance before Chinese New Year.
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Interview with Atom Yang on His New Romance Novel “Red Envelope”
Thanks to Atom Yang’s exceptional writing and sense of humor, Red Envelope is a fun, romantic romp through the most wonderful time of the year for Chinese.
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Why Spending Chinese New Year With Family Can Be Exhausting (Or How I Ended Up In The Emergency Room)
You know your Chinese New Year holidays have hit a low point when you end up doubled over in the emergency room with an IV drip, praying you won’t vomit.
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Photo Essay: The First Few Days of Chinese New Year 2015 with the Family
A sneak peek into my Chinese New Year with the family through a series of photos.
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