Speaking of China

My Global Times Op-Ed on China’s “Vacationing Scholars”

Jocelyn — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:08:34 +0000

My Op-Ed on China’s visiting scholars that really just vacation just got published in the Global Times. Here’s an excerpt: Wang is not engaged in any of the rigorous teaching, lecturing...

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“It’s Just a Storm”: The Ebb and Flow of Yangtze River Delta Weather

Jocelyn — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:08:56 +0000

I never imagined “harmless” weather could look so horrible -- but China’s Yangtze River Delta, where I lived for more than four years, forever changed my perspective on storms, from seemingly severe...

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Ask the Yangxifu: Showing Chinese Men You’re “Not Interested”

Jocelyn — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:08:41 +0000

How do you show Chinese men you're just not that into them? Jocelyn offers advice on showing, not telling, you're nothing more than friends to a woman who wants her Chinese coworker to know, once and...

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The Dog Days of My China Summer

Jocelyn — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:08:42 +0000

My Chinese inlaws raised a dog last summer that we came to love. But that dog's pain, and ultimate demise, became a tough reminder that China -- especially the countryside -- has a different...

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Ask the Yangxifu: How Does China View Gay Families?

Jocelyn — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:08:11 +0000

Different Kind of Wonderful asks: I want to start this off by saying I have sooo many questions. I am currently dating a Chinese man. Obviously, we are both gay. However, both of us want marriage and...

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Learning Patience in China

Jocelyn — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:08:47 +0000

One Saturday morning in Spring 2005, about 10 minutes before crawling from bed, I heard it — a screeching sound akin to scratching a blackboard with your fingernails, but magnified more than...

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Ask the Yangxifu: Meet Chinese Men After Online Chat?

Jocelyn — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:08:58 +0000

What's the motivation for Chinese men to meet foreign women online? And should you meet up with him alone? Jocelyn explores the idea of online chat, and what to do if a stranger proposes a...

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How China Made My Clothing Cuter

Jocelyn — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:08:48 +0000

Before I went to China, I never believed in wearing cute pastels. But after living in the Middle Kingdom, adorable outfits slowly creeped into my wardrobe, and changed forever just how I saw...

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Ask the Yangxifu: Cheating with a Married Chinese Man

Jocelyn — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:08:48 +0000

An American woman who is having an affair with a married Chinese man wonders if he'd ever leave his wife to be with her, and if his family could ever accept her as a new wife. Posts Like This...

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The Problem with “Chinese Food”

Jocelyn — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:30:10 +0000

HYBRID AMBASSADORS: a blog-ring project of Dialogue2010 You met our multinational cultural innovators this spring in a roundtable discussion of hybrid life at expat+HAREM. Now in these interconnected...

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