#3: We Found Love in a Hopeless Place

Let's face it, the dating scene in Shanghai is a pretty loaded subject. With so many aspects of dating to explore, we're narrowing in on a specific but widely seen phenomenon. How often do you see a foreign man with a Chinese woman versus a Chinese man with a foreign woman? We explore the dynamics between foreigners and locals, focusing on how gender roles and cultural expectations impact dating choices. Episode producer: Hannah Tessler Music credits: freesound.org users: setuniman, hoerspielwerkstatt Theme song: 4barrelcarb, "Ambient Strings and Synth Mix" Special thanks to all of our interviewees and to Christine for translation help. Further reading: Farrer, James. "From 'Passports' to 'Joint Ventures': Intermarriage between Chinese Nationals and Western Expatriates Residing in Shanghai." Asian Studies Review 32, no. 1 (2008): 7-29. Huang, David Henry. 1988. "M Butterfly." Higgins, Louise, Mo Zheng, Yali Liu and Chen Hui Sun. 2002. "Attitudes to Marriage and Sexual Behaviors: A Study of Gender and Culture Differences in China and United Kingdom." Sex Roles 46, no. 3/4 (2002): 75-89. Rudder, Christian. "Race and Attraction, 2009-2014." The Okcupid Blog , September 9, 2014. . Uchida, Aki. "The Orientalism of Asian women in America." Women's Studies International Forum 21, no. 2 (1998): 153-278.

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#3: We Found Love in a Hopeless Place is an episode from Looking for Laowai by The Looking for Laowai Team.

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This episode was published on Oct 31, 2017.

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