Living as an expat means you come with a variety of expectations about how daily life should be conducted or
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Humor or Racism? An Encounter
My fiancé and I went to a concert near our home and when we went to the parking lot, we
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Crime by Country and Culture
Like many expats living abroad, I’m a member of a Facebook group for the expats living in my adopted country.
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Experiencing Prejudice as a WWAM
We were helping our neighbor move from her apartment near us to another one in the same complex and she had
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Discovering the Meaning of Friendship in Mongolia
Having lived hundreds or thousands of miles from family members for most of my adult life, friends have become my chosen family,
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Celebrating Chinese New Year in the U.S. with your Chinese husband
While 4 percent of the Earth’s population flocks to the countryside to celebrate Spring Festival (Chunjie, 春节), some cities in
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