November 16, 2012 
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Growing to understand my girlfriend’s mother has been like solving a riddle. But now, I finally feel like I understand.
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October 22, 2012 81 Comments
I hate to make sweeping generalizations that over-simplify the diversity and variation within each country, but I will make them anyway.
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August 4, 2011 34 Comments
Is this the end of a China dream? There’s a lot to learn from public response to the Wenzhou train crash which recently occurred.
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May 18, 2010 13 Comments
What follows is my personal account of the death of my girlfriends grandmother, lovingly referred to as Laolao. Along the way there’s grieving, vacationing, understanding and deception.
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January 1, 2010 87 Comments
I learned the Chinese word for deport the other day. Contextually. As in, “You should be happy that we are only going to fine you 5000 kuai, and not deport you.” I made it my mission to talk my way out of the situation.
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