{"id":2613,"date":"2014-09-18T23:13:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2014-09-18T23:36:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T06:36:47","slug":"jocelyn-eikenburg-interviews-me-on-speaking-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/vanuatu\/vanuatu-vanuatu\/jocelyn-eikenburg-interviews-me-on-speaking-of-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Jocelyn Eikenburg Interviews Me on Her Blog, Speaking of China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/uncategorized\/jocelyn-eikenburg-interviews-me-on-speaking-of-china\/attachment\/016_16-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2237\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/vanuatu\/vanuatu-vanuatu\/jocelyn-eikenburg-interviews-me-on-speaking-of-china\/attachment\/016_16-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/016_16-e1411107598878.jpg?fit=350%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,564\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;F135_PLUS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375722384&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chinese brush painting by Nicki Chen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/016_16-e1411107598878.jpg?fit=634%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/016_16-e1411107598878.jpg?resize=350%2C564\" alt=\"016_16\" width=\"350\" height=\"564\" \/><\/a>In 2009, when Jocelyn Eikenburg started her blog, she said that she &#8220;felt alone in being married to a Chinese man and &#8230; wanted to find other people to connect with.\u201d Now, five years later, interracial marriage in China is still rare, but Jocelyn&#8217;s blog, Speaking of China, a blog about\u00a0love, family and relationships in China, has gained a large following.<\/p>\n<p>If you visit her blog, here are a few of the topics you&#8217;ll find discussed:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the Rarity of Foreign Women and Chinese Boyfriends\/Chinese Husbands&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ask the Yangxifu: Sex and Chinese Men&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Troubling Chinese Mother-in-law Relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;m happy to report, you will also find her &#8220;Interview with Nicki Chen.&#8221; Since Jocelyn and her husband, Jun, live in Hangzhou, China, and I&#8217;m over here in Edmonds, WA, we had to conduct the interview by email.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ll click on over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingofchina.com\/bookreviews\/interview-nicki-chen-novel-tiger-tail-soup\/#.VBvHSxYku8A\">Speaking of China<\/a> and take a look. 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