There's a reason why the form was originally silent

I knew I was Chinese, but growing up, it never occurred to me that that had any particular implication or that it should differentiate me in any way. I thought it was a minor detail, like having red hair.

It's the stories that make my heart beat faster ...those are the ones to write about

Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.

The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated, because a woman can’t think for herself

Yellow Face marks my summation of multiculturalism.

I visited a new cultural center in Shanghai in 2005 that was pretty much perfect, except for the really badly translated Chinglish signs: a handicapped restroom that said Deformed Mans Toilet, that kind of thing.