Four years ago Heather Diamond e-mailed me through my website. She was getting ready to move from Honolulu to Hong
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‘Hong Kong Noir’: WWAM Relationships in Literature
It’s so unusual to find novels with romantic relationships between Asian men and Western women. In fact, it’s so uncommon
Continue readingAssault and Coercion in Greater China
With the recent Brett Kavanaugh hearings and confirmation, women around the world have looked on aghast, wondering how an entitled
Continue readingWhen My Family Visited Me in China 23 Years Ago
When I married in China back in 1995, many members of my family had grand plans to attend my wedding
Continue readingRewriting the Rules of Confinement
It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago I delivered my first child–and learned about 滿月 or 坐月子 as I
Continue readingIn the Eye of the Beholder: The Pressure to be the Same
Last week I saw my friend Li after our kids got out of school for the day. Li knows more
Continue readingCelebrating Chinese New Year in a Bygone Era
Have you ever lost a meaning in translation because you didn’t quite understand another culture? That happened to me the
Continue reading#MeToo in Greater China
The first time I felt trapped was in a service elevator in a Washington, DC YMCA. I was 22 and
Continue readingReturning to Shanghai 20 Years Later
Imagine if you married overseas and spent much of your first summer together in a city foreign to the two
Continue readingSense of Place in a WWAM Relationship
Many years ago I moved to Hong Kong to study. I met a Chinese student and married him six months
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