The Chinese saying of “moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year” (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures
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Western Women & Asian Men, Breaking All Molds
The Chinese saying of “moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year” (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures
Continue readingAmong the rituals I observe every morning when I arrive bleary-eyed to work, nothing perks up my senses more than
Continue readingWe’ve just said farewell (or good riddance!) to 2020, a year marked by unprecedented and unusual challenges that have affected
Continue readingHow’s the COVID situation in China? I hesitated to type a response to my friend back in the US, as
Continue readingIt was less than 24 hours before my flight to Ningxia was scheduled to take off from Beijing Capital International
Continue readingCall me “Helpless”, but after watching the live-stage performance of the musical “Hamilton”, I simply had to write about Phillipa
Continue readingSome literary dreams come years in the making, such as for Canadian author Sabrina Mailhot and her newly published debut
Continue readingBefore the virus, it seemed unimaginable that my colleagues at the office in Beijing would brave the snarl of traffic
Continue readingTo go out or not, that was the question. At least, for many of us, it used to be something
Continue readingFor years I have lauded barber shops in China as one of the greatest things about living in this country.
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