Stuff Asian Moms Say

I just watched this video and cried with laughter. Every clip, every line is so true. Turn up the volume and laugh with me!!

Identity crisis: on being Chinese and Canadian

What does it mean to belong somewhere? Does citizenship and a passport help define who you are? Is your identity established by how others see you? Or do you decide that for yourself?

I began seeking the answers to my questions when I first moved to China in 2007.

Locusts

A full page ad was published in a Hong Kong newspaper today, depicting a giant locust perched on a mountain overlooking the Hong Kong skyline. The text asks: “Are you willing for Hong Kong to ...

It’s a Hard Knock Life

12 hour days? 500 Euros a month? Life in Europe isn’t easy for the average Chinese migrant worker.

When in Rome… eat Chinese?

I never thought I’d be that kind of tourist. But here I am in Italy, doing exactly what I think Chinese immigrants shouldn’t do when they are in a foreign country: Speak only to other Chinese and eat only in Chinese restaurants.

Advice to Chinese bar owners in Italy: Turn on the lights!

Chinese immigrants are leaving behind the factory life and opening up bars across Spain and Italy. What do the Chinese know about running bars? Coffee and wine are a way of life here in Europe. Can an immigrant be a part of this scene here in Europe?

Chinese recruited for war had secret passage through Canada

YPRES, Belgium — Under pristine, white tombstones in the British military cemeteries dotting the landscape throughout Belgium and northern France, the graves of thousands of Chinese labourers can be found. You just have to know where to look.