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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

The Chinese saying of “moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year” (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures

Here in Turkey, where I live, we are currently subject to weeknight curfews and weekend lockdowns. They began at the

It takes us two hours—by bus, train, ferry, and foot—to get from our flat in Hong Kong’s New Territories to

I didn’t believe in reverse culture shock until I experienced it for myself. Everyone knows about culture shock — that

Whenever I hear about a new celebrity WWAM couple, I can’t help but feel giddy. Even if they’re not new

Among the rituals I observe every morning when I arrive bleary-eyed to work, nothing perks up my senses more than

We’ve just said farewell (or good riddance!) to 2020, a year marked by unprecedented and unusual challenges that have affected

Since I was a child, I was always fascinated by how the skin and the appearance of Asians looked so

December is finally here and I’m actually looking forward to Christmas which contradicts how I generally feel about Christmas. For