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Guest Post: On Being an Expat Wife in China
I’m thrilled to publish this guest post from Antonella Moretti, author of the novel Parsley & Coriander: Life in China with Italian Flavor. Here’s the description from Amazon.com: How would you...
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Marrying Someone from Your Culture Is No Guarantee of Happiness
The other night, I received a frantic message from one of my closest friends back home. “I’m getting divorced,” she typed to me in an online chat. It was the culmination of years of troubles brewing...
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Guest Post: No One Knew Wei Loved Ella, a French Girl in China
Sometimes, one great guest post leads to another. Inspired by the story Crying Over Him After 5 & A Half Years, my guest writer Raymond Chen (who is the author of the graphic novel “Borderlands”)...
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Racist Haters Will Hate – But Should We Always Blog About It?
(photo by Loving Earth via Flickr.com) When my blogging friend sent me that link the other day, I didn’t even have to click to know where this was going. The URL contained a malicious slur, and the...
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Guest Post: I Threw Anna Away Like a Fool
It’s my pleasure to once again feature guest writer Raymond Chen (the author of the graphic novel “Borderlands”), who wrote last week’s story No One Knew Wei Loved Ella, a French Girl in China. This...
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“I Don’t Lend Out My Car or Wife” Is a Real Bumper Sticker in China – Pub’d...
WWAM Bam just published my piece titled “I Don’t Lend Out My Car or Wife” Is a Real Bumper Sticker in China. Here’s an excerpt: My husband always says that what’s popular in America will find its way...
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AMWF History: Mei Quong Tart, A Chinese Gentleman and Leader in Victorian...
Mei Quong Tart By Unknown – This image is available from the Manuscripts, Oral History and Pictures Search of the State Library of New South Wales under the Item ID: 441601This tag does not indicate...
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To The Girl Tired of Hearing, “Why Would You Date Chinese Men?”
The other day, you told me how people constantly ask you, “Why would you date Chinese men?” You recalled that girl who grimaced at you just because you dared to date men in China. You said you felt...
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Our Top 10 Picks for an Asian James Bond – Pub’d on WWAM Bam!
WWAM Bam has just published a group post I contributed to titled Our Top 10 Picks for an Asian James Bond. It’s a part of the blog’s Where’s Wang series that examines the portrayal of Asian men in...
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Interview & FREE Book Giveaway: “Parsley & Coriander” by Antonella Moretti
There’s not a month that goes by here in China without some remembrance of my first tentative steps into this country. How I stammered my way through even the simplest of conversations, and could...
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What Attracted You to Your Mate? Pub’d on WWAM BAM!
WWAM BAM! recently published a group post titled What Attracted You to Your Mate? and I contributed to the piece. Here’s my excerpt: When I first met Jun, I was nursing a major heartbreak. I had just...
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Wanted: Your Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men
Are you in a WWAM (Western woman/Asian men) relationship? Do you happen to have some share-worthy photos of the two of you? Something really stunning? I’m working on a new round of stunning photos of...
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Why I Don’t Have the Luxury to Think “Marriage Is Outdated”
The other day, a friend told me the idea of marriage was outdated and totally over-commercialized. She said she had absolutely no interest in getting married. I totally understood where she was coming...
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WWAM of the Month: Felicity Miller – Pub’d on WWAM BAM
The group blog WWAM BAM! just published my interview with fellow WWAM BAM! contributor Felicity Miller. What’s WWAM of the Month? It’s our monthly column spotlighting one of the fantastic women in the...
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What Loving v. Virginia Means to Me, 50 Years On
As a white American woman married to a Chinese man, June 12 is not just another summer day. It’s Loving Day, a day commemorating the landmark US Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia that...
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Guest Post: What It’s Like to Raise Multicultural Children in Beijing
I’m thrilled to run this guest post from Jackie, a Beijing-based blogger who writes about raising multicultural kids at Bringing Up The Parks. Do you have a story that you’d like to share on Speaking...
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7 Things That Make Living in China Better Than America
Why would you want to go to China? An American actually asked me this very question years ago when I confessed my plans to move back to the Middle Kingdom. It didn’t matter how many good reasons I gave...
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Unexpected Commonalities between 6 Western Women and their Asian Husbands –...
The group blog WWAM BAM recently featured a collaborative post titled Unexpected Commonalities between 6 Western Women and their Asian Husbands (inspired by an idea from Monica of Learning to Love...
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Featured in the Global Times –“When a Chinese Man Loves a White Woman”
The Global Times just published an article titled “When a Chinese Man Loves a White Woman”, and I was honored to be included: American Jocelyn Eikenburg, founder of the popular Speaking of China blog...
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25 More Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married or...
It’s June 2017 and time for another round of stunning photos of Western women and Asian men! The group blog WWAM BAM! just published 25 More Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got...
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