Fred, my Chinese husband and everyone’s favorite uncle, never wanted children and never considered having a pet. He is by
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Category: Relationships
The Mystery of Attraction
I have met people who declare themselves to have a particular type to which they are attracted. For example, not
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Dear Ms. Wai: Worried About my Niece Marrying a Chinese National
Heres the deal… My niece is marrying a Chinese national. They are in college. He hasn’t expressed a desire to
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Getting Past that Foreign Feeling (Again)
I’ve discovered that when you write a memoir about your marriage, you open yourself up to a lot of hard
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Dear Ms. Wai: Am I Being Culturally Insensitive?
Dear Ms. Wai, I have been dating a Chinese man for a little over a month now. We are both
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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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