I’ve heard both horror stories and tales of misunderstandings between Chinese mother-in-laws and their foreign daughter-in-laws. While misunderstandings between us
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Tag: China
Chinese-American Freeskiing Star Eileen Gu Set to Shine in Olympics
With the Winter Olympics set to kick off in Beijing in less than a month, the Games have become a
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My Mother-In-Law is Chinese—I Am Untouchable
If I tell you that my mother-in-law is Chinese, it probably does not ring any bell to the ears of
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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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The Odd ‘Twilight Zone’ of Not Knowing When I’ll Visit the US Again
I have no idea when I’ll return to the US to visit my family. Writing these words out feels strange
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How I Got Vaccinated in Beijing, China
“Immunization series completed.” The words, in a pleasant shade of green, flashed in my health kit, a confirmation that I
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Getting Lost with Heather Diamond in Hong Kong
Four years ago Heather Diamond e-mailed me through my website. She was getting ready to move from Honolulu to Hong
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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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A Strange New Land: How I Adjusted to Life in China
When I first happened to find myself in China, I was completely unprepared for the huge gap between mine and
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Why It’s Hard to Leave China to Visit Family Abroad Amid Pandemic
“When are you coming home?” Recently, my family asked if I might return to the US sometime later this year,
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