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Why Western Women Love Chinese Musicians

When I moved to Beijing back in 2003, I was a university student with little money but ready for adventure.

Making small talk or initial conversation with new acquaintances was perhaps the hardest part of adjusting to life in Mongolia.

When I moved to China, I began to learn more about my own culture and beliefs, as well as that

Last week I saw my friend Li after our kids got out of school for the day. Li knows more

It’s International Women’s Day, which is an especially big deal in China, where it can take on a slightly strange

The moment I arrived back in Shanghai in July 2017 was when I knew that my dating life here was

Several years ago, when I was invited to be a guest on the cross-cultural talk show “Crossover” on China Central

Have you ever lost a meaning in translation because you didn’t quite understand another culture? That happened to me the

It’s January 2018, the start of a new year — and a new round of stunning photos of Asian male/Western

The first time I felt trapped was in a service elevator in a Washington, DC YMCA. I was 22 and