June 28, 2019
My Starbucks Name
I go through 5 seconds of panic every time I go to Starbucks, precisely when…
August 31, 2018
Finding Myself through Laughter[:zh]笑声里的真我
(Editor's Note: This blog was first written for our website www.ChinaPersonified.com (now part of One…
August 7, 2015
Video Series “The Great LOL of China”: Stereotype Bingo
“But wait? Are these things true?” “Ha! If people asked themselves that question, we wouldn’t…
April 22, 2015
The Waiting Game
It’s the thing all Ivy kids fear: not living the first class life worthy of…
December 25, 2014
My Hanukkah in Beijing
Chinese people love Jews. Bookshelves in every bookstore in the country are stocked with several…
November 30, 2014
Holiday Laugh & Tears
Last week, my Facebook feeds lit up with a steady stream of video that depicts…
October 4, 2014
Who Is Your Ma Now?
Jack Ma's Alibaba enters the US Stock Exchange with a bang, topping Facebook and Twitter…
September 14, 2014
Who’s Here?
The New Yorker Sept 15, 2014 “September – it’s a brand-new year. Let’s look around…
August 12, 2014
The Bones Beneath The Jokes
When you see a funny show on television or the Internet, all that the creators…
December 15, 2013
Mo Money Mo Fazhan: My New Video, My Sense of Humor.
As I study and perform more comedy in Chinese, sometimes I notice my sense of…
September 9, 2013
Why What’s Funny in China Might Surprise You
Jesse Appell will do anything for a laugh. “Food poisoning is funny. I got dysentery once.…
August 2, 2013
How Chinese People “Fake It ‘Till You Make It”
One of the funniest things in any culture is when someone tries to pretend to…