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Chinese American Author Wakes Up Chinese Girl Power

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Shako Liu

I sat down with Joy Chen, a Los Angeles based author, weeks ago for a story I am working on, which is about Chinese “leftover women,” a Chinese social phenomenon stigmatizing educated, urban and single women over age 27. Chen … Continue reading →

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‘Do Not Marry Before Age 30’ Author Joy Chen is Misanthropic and Myopic

Posted on February 6, 2013 by JohnnyC

It is a truth universally acknowledged that [those who assume] a man in good fortune must be in want of a wife. Bullshit, I say, as I try to purge my mind from the insidious exposure I have had to … Continue reading →

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