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Why I Write Q&A 26 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
Along with other contributors for Unsavory Elements, I was interviewed for the site Why I Write. I talk about everything from how I started writing and how I handle writer’s block to my favorite books...
Ask the Yangxifu: Chinese parents change mind about meeting her 23 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
(photo by Katie Levesque via Flickr.com) Anne asks: I met my Chinese boyfriend two years ago during a short-term study program in China. We had a long-distance relationship for two years, where I wa...
Justifying Cross-Cultural Love By Hating On Others? 19 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
(photo by Sebastien Wiertz via Flickr.com) The other day, I was reading an article on chinaSMACK about Men in China taking Vietnamese wives, and noticed one of the translated comments: My wife is Ge...
Fenshou: “Everything Was Perfect” Until Texas Tragedy 16 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
(photo by compassrose_04 via Flickr.com) Would have, could have, should have. We all have moments in our lives where we look back sometimes and wonder, if I only did this or that, would things have b...
From the Archives: Love, Money and Practicality 12 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
(photo by Rob Jewitt via Flickr.com) While I’m engaged in some more “practical” pursuits these days (translation: still on deadline and still busy with assignments), my thoughts turned to the practic...
South China Morning Post Mentioned My Essay + Unsavory Elements Available for Kindle 9 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
I’m on a major deadline again this week and need a break from my regularly scheduled Friday programming. But I still have some share-worthy news, including one that was a definite jīngxǐ (惊喜, pleasant...
On Working-Class White Women, Interracial Dating and China 5 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
Recently, I’ve been reading this book by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva titled Racism Without Racists: Color-blind Racism & Racial Inequality in Contemporary America. On the chapter regarding white progressive...
Double Happiness: “I Want To Be Your Slave For The Rest of My Life” 2 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
Charlotte and Santiago (photo courtesy of Charlotte) This is the story of how Charlotte, “a shy, Midwestern American girl” who is also a writer, mom and blogger at Chinese Potpourri, ended up marryin...
Tiffany Hawk Interview: Love Me Anyway 29 Jul 2013 | 01:08 pm
Tiffany Hawk, author of “Love Me Anyway” With summer vacation in full swing, for many that means air travel. If you’ve ever spent time on a plane, maybe you’ve wondered about the folks who actually s...
Should Speaking of China Help You Meet New People/Dates? 26 Jul 2013 | 01:08 pm
(photo by Matthew Niemi via Flickr.com) While I take this Friday off to celebrate my wedding anniversary with John, I thought I’d pose a question that’s been on my mind. Many readers have told me th...
