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A Very COVID Chinese New Year in 2023

As we prepare to hop into the Year of the Rabbit, there’s something else in the air besides holiday spirit.

For many of us WWAMs embracing our husbands’ culture can be a fascinating process. However, moving to Asia for our

It didn’t seem real. The brand-new Chinese green card, embossed with my name and photo, felt more like a figment

My first time in China was as a short-term exchange student and to say I fell in love is an

The traditional American holiday is rolling around very soon – a great time for us to reflect on how we

Last spring, Shanghai was in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I watched the city fall silent from afar as

In the wee hours of the morning I, unfortunately, woke up. The make-up artist would be around at 5 am

If you’ve spent any time in China and particularly with locals, you will definitely come across Douyin 抖音 or Chinese

I arrived in China for my studies at the end of Summer, just as Autumn was beginning to creep in.

When I first visited Shanghai in 2016 for 6 weeks, I visited 蔡先生 Cai Xiansheng, a local Shanghainese restaurant chain.