Inside the hazmat suit: “I am invisible but exposed.“by Julia Henningsen Many of Shanghai’s 26 million people are still in lockdown. Starting April 1st, for weeks, the only contact to the...
Archiving 'The Courier' digitally – 7000 pages in 700 daysBy Jennifer Stubbs Early in 2020, Evan Stubbs decided he needed a project. There just wasn't enough on his plate as SEA President....
Behind the Scenes at SEA: Our charity volunteers! by Julia Henningsen We talked to Community Outreach Chairperson Julie Chun, SEA Secretary Evan Stubbs and SEA Member and Shanghai Sunrise...
Learning Mandarin makes Shanghai more like a homeBy Jaap Grolleman I've spent three years in Shanghai, 300 hours of which I spent in a classroom learning Mandarin. Aside from learning...
Why We Eat Zongzi During Dragon Boat Festivalby Margrit Amelunxen Dragon Boat Festival or 端午节 duānwǔ jié is a traditional holiday in China, part of the UNESCO World Intangible...
Spotlight on: More Than AwareWho: More Than Aware (MTA) When: Established 2011 by Suzanne Calton What: To empower women to be proactive in the prevention and recovery...
Sing!by Julia Maier-Fuersattel “Where people sing you can safely gather,” goes a well-known German song that comes into my mind while I am on...
Looking back to 1991 by Holly Royce Cole Now that all SEA communications have been moved online, we have bid goodbye to the monthly magazine Shanghai Courier....
Repatriating with Spot and PuffBy Julie Stegink Did you move to Shanghai with pets? Or did you adopt a dog and/or cat while living here? How do you prepare to move home...
Life in the Time of COVID-19 - Part TwoThis is part two in a series of articles about how our members, both in Shanghai and abroad, are coping with life in Shanghai during...
Life in the time of COVID-19This is part one in a series of articles about how our members, both in Shanghai and abroad, are coping with life in Shanghai during...
Books Above The CloudsBy Karen Collias If you want to spend an interesting afternoon with family and friends, visit the Duoyun Bookstore, "Books above the...
Metamorphosis and the Wings of a ButterflyBy Christina Martirosian And just like that she spread her wings like a butterfly and took off. My baby has gone off to college. The...
Going Mahjong By Pamela Murray Many of us came to the small group Mahjong at the invitation of a fellow SEA member. For me, it was my friend and...
Bob Dylan Plays ShanghaiBy Karen Collias The Shanghai Museum of Modern Art is only one of two museums worldwide to exhibit iconic musician Bob Dylan’s collection...
Shanghai Disneyland Tips and Tricks Part 2 By Juliette Gustavsson It may be a small world after all, but Shanghai Disneyland is huge; with a 5-mile long oval perimeter, and an...
Looking Back: SEA Art & Architecture Study Group By Carolyn Robertson When my young family and I arrived in Shanghai in the fall of 2004, I noticed that the Shanghai Expatriate...
What's brewing in Shanghai?By Rebekah Kebede When Josh Cerreta moved to Shanghai three years ago, one of the things he missed the most about home was beer. And he...
My Forty Years of “Reform and Opening Up”By William Patrick Cranley, Historic Shanghai Today, China’s “Period of Reform and Opening Up” is generally recognized to have begun with...