For many of us WWAMs embracing our husbands’ culture can be a fascinating process. However, moving to Asia for our
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Fancy Wicked Christmas Cards from China?
Stunning artist Kristel, whose profile you can read here, has once again come up with an amazing project in creativity
Continue readingChristmas on Taobao: 5 Most Popular Online Holiday Goods in China
When you live in a country that doesn’t officially celebrate Christmas, people are bound to interpret the holiday in both
Continue readingSeeing Christmas Through the ‘Apple’ of China’s Eyes
The other day, while browsing Alibaba’s Tmall, the online giant’s popular virtual shopping center, I happened upon a Christmas item
Continue readingChristmas in Shanghai When You’re a Grinch
People are always bewildered when I tell them that I don’t like celebrating Christmas. The exact reasons are less than
Continue readingChristmas In Canada: Introducing My Chinese Husband To My Family’s Tradition
When I had first met my husband, I knew that sharing our cultural traditions would be memorable. We came from
Continue readingGoing “home” for the holidays
After 15 years in Beijing, it definitely feels like home to me, but there’s something about the big holidays –
Continue reading“Christmas Is Your Chinese New Year”: On Fascinating Similarities Between the Holidays
Christmas is your Chinese New Year. I’ve heard this phrase uttered countless times by people in China when the holidays
Continue readingFestive Showdown: Christmas vs. Wedding
Every year many expats like myself face the choice of Christmas in their adopted home – China – or Christmas
Continue readingChinese Christmas Cookie Decorating Party
My hometown is in the snowy hills of New England where people tap their own maple trees and bake their
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