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AMWF and Race – Does it really matter?

“I wish I had lighter skin.” “I wish my eyes weren’t slanted.” “I wish I wasn’t Chinese.” It feels as

Today’s WWAM of the month is a lady whose story deserves a place outside of library special collections and thesis

Dear Ms. Wai, After a very quick, but very serious, romance I’m going to meet my boyfriends family next week.

The history of foot binding is a well documented part of China’s history. The West is not without controversial fashion

It takes some time before the sun rises above the mountains in many places on the Tibetan plateau. Even before

Superstition is defined as: “a widely held but irrational belief in supernatural influences, especially as leading to good or bad luck,

In a China where “married with kids” is the unspoken rule, I’m the ultimate oddity – a longtime married woman

Dear Ms. Wai, I’m in my 40’s, single and living in Shenzhen. I’ve thought about dating local guys for a

Kristel Ouwehand will always have a special place in my heart, since hers is the first piece of real, grown-up

Having lived hundreds or thousands of miles from family members for most of my adult life, friends have become my chosen family,