When the 15-year-old skiing superstar Eileen Gu announced her decision to switch her nationality from the US to China, so
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Author: Jocelyn Eikenburg
Jocelyn is a writer, blogger and the creator of the blog Speaking of China. She has been featured on the BBC and CCTV. You can find her writing in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, the anthologies "How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit?" and "Unsavory Elements", and other publications.
Henry Golding, Emilia Clarke to Lead Romantic Comedy Film ‘Last Christmas’
Henry Golding, who dazzled moviegoers last year in “Crazy Rich Asians”, and Emilia Clarke of “Game of Thrones” will deliver
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6 Essential Tips for Surviving Long-Haul Flights to/From Asia
As much as I love living and working here in Asia, my family still resides in the Midwestern US, which
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The Rural Zhejiang Bird-Watching Club: Finding Unlikely Avian Wonders in My Husband’s Village
Years ago, when my husband Jun and I spent some transitional months living in his family’s home in rural Zhejiang
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The Joys of a Bilingual Relationship
You could argue that English and Chinese – translations that is – brought me and my husband Jun together. We
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How Are Age and Chinese New Year Connected?
Years ago, when I went to have my fortune read at the Shihlin Night Market in Taipei, the fortune-teller gave
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Putting Heartbreak Behind Me in Moving to China
Years ago, when I made the serendipitous – and seemingly accidental – decision to come to China, I actually had
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Seeing Christmas Through the ‘Apple’ of China’s Eyes
The other day, while browsing Alibaba’s Tmall, the online giant’s popular virtual shopping center, I happened upon a Christmas item
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A World of (Familiar) Wonder: How Living Abroad Changed My View of Home
The velvety expanses of grass, and the rolling hills blanketed in oaks and maples still commanded my attention hours after
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Tim Kang Plays Reporter w/ White Wife on ‘Madam Secretary’ – Where’s Wang
The CBS show Madam Secretary, which centers on a female US secretary of state, featured Tim Kang earlier this year as
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