When I was writing my memoir, Good Chinese Wife, my agent asked me to find some tongue-in-cheek quotes to add
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How Living in Hong Kong Turned Me into a Feminist
It wasn’t like I hadn’t grown up in a feminist household. My mom and her only sister had gone to
Continue readingHow 4 Western Women Experience Birth with their Chinese Husbands
Pregnancy, childbirth and recovery is no easy feat, but WWAM couples must factor in cultural differences and attitudes toward pregnancy,
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Back when I was in the market to buy a wedding dress in Hong Kong and China, I had the
Continue readingHow 6 Western Women Celebrate Spring Festival with Their Chinese Husbands
The Legend Behind Spring Festival Once every year, a hungry monster called Nian (年) would make its way from the
Continue readingCelebrating Chinese New Year in the U.S. with your Chinese husband
While 4 percent of the Earth’s population flocks to the countryside to celebrate Spring Festival (Chunjie, 春节), some cities in
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