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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

Four years ago Heather Diamond e-mailed me through my website. She was getting ready to move from Honolulu to Hong

Dear Ms Wai, I recently met a guy through Tinder in my own country and he’s from China. He is

When I first happened to find myself in China, I was completely unprepared for the huge gap between mine and

“When are you coming home?” Recently, my family asked if I might return to the US sometime later this year,

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

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

How’s the COVID situation in China? I hesitated to type a response to my friend back in the US, as

It was less than 24 hours before my flight to Ningxia was scheduled to take off from Beijing Capital International

Before the virus, it seemed unimaginable that my colleagues at the office in Beijing would brave the snarl of traffic