Dear Ms. Wai, I have been dating a Chinese man for a little over a month now. We are both
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Category: Relationships
Summer BBQs: How My BF’s Family Warmly Welcomed Me
Before my boyfriend and I got together as a couple, I never knew what it felt like to have family
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Married to a video game player: Game on or game over?
The video game industry has taken an exponential leap in the past few years with the development of new technologies.
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Dear Ms. Wai – Online Dating with a Chinese Guy
Dear Ms Wai, I recently met a guy through Tinder in my own country and he’s from China. He is
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Do Asian Dramas Accurately Reflect Lives, Values of Asian People?
In recent years, Asian dramas have enjoyed a surge in popularity among people in the West. But do Asian dramas
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Writing the Other: Intercultural Marriage, Orientalism, and Memoir
Like every new author, I’m both excited and worried about my story going out into the world. Writing a memoir
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Living to Eat
It takes us two hours—by bus, train, ferry, and foot—to get from our flat in Hong Kong’s New Territories to
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My Very COVID Holidays in the US (Or Why I’m Not a ‘Grinch’ This Year)
December is finally here and I’m actually looking forward to Christmas which contradicts how I generally feel about Christmas. For
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Two Months Later: Love, Adjustments, & Missing China
It has been more than two months since I arrived back to the US. Some days it feels like I’ve
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Cultural Differences Come Home to Roost
One of the first things I noticed when I moved to China was that people in Beijing were very particular
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