Traditional Chinese Parents Archives

A modern-day review of Confucius teachings

By Yannie Chan | Tuesday, May 17th, 2016

Three random thoughts by a Hong Kong millennial. 1. My nephew reads ancient Chinese Confucius Teaching At a family dinner, my 5-year-old nephew was unwillingly..

“Being among flowers changed me”

By Yannie Chan | Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

Hong Kong Homies is a series where we get deep real fast with Hongkongers. Anthorea Li, Floral designer On strict parenting In primary school, my..

The worst Hong Kong compliments and growing up “gwai”

By Yannie Chan | Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

Three random thoughts from a Hong Kong millennial. 1. Hong Kong’s favorite compliment for kids I’m at that age where I’m seeing a lot more..

My husband’s mom wants me to have kids

By Lulu Jeh | Sunday, April 17th, 2016

Dear Lulu Jeh: My husband is the only son in his family and his mother is pressuring us to have a child. But I don’t want to have..

My mom walked in on me having sex

By Lulu Jeh | Thursday, March 31st, 2016

Dear Lulu Jeh: My mom walked in on me having sex. I'm scarred for life. She's scarred for life. To make matters worse, my girlfriend..

How do I out myself to my Traditional Chinese Parents?

By Lulu Jeh | Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Dear Lulu Jeh: I’m a 30-year-old lesbian and have been living a double life for as long as I can remember. I was raised in a..