Welcome to Chinese American Family!

Hi, I’m Wes, and I’m so happy that you’re here. Chinese American Family is a supportive community of American families proudly sharing our Chinese heritage with future generations. This site celebrates multicultural living, the blending of Chinese and American influences to create new and exciting family traditions. Chinese American Family serves a diverse community. Perhaps you are a second generation Chinese American, a grown-up Hapa kid, a spouse in a multicultural marriage or a parent to a child adopted from China. Perhaps your love for Chinese culture simply comes from personal travel, work or education. Whatever your connection with China and Chinese culture, you are welcome here.

My Story

My Chinese mother and American father met in Hong Kong in 1972, before marrying and ultimately settling in New York, where I was born in 1979. That makes me half Chinese. While my mother grew up in Hong Kong and my father has held a lifelong fascination with China, Chinese culture wasn’t a big part of my American childhood. I played baseball on Saturday mornings, instead of attending Chinese school. Simple as that. I gained the confidence to embrace my Chinese heritage as an adult. My Chinese half stopped being the part of my identity that made me different — neither completely American, nor completely Chinese — and became a point of pride. Supported by my family, I began to collect the elements of Chinese culture I wanted to bring into my own life. A journey that began by exploring New York's Chinatown and then taking Cantonese classes in Hong Kong now continues in the San Francisco Bay Area as a parent with a son of my own. Chinese American Family is my effort to preserve, pass along and renew the cultural inheritance I'm so lucky to have.

How to Use Chinese American Family

Celebrate Chinese holidays, Create Chinese meals, crafts and projects around the home and Inspire you to share the Chinese American experience. You’ll find history and folklore, plus tutorials for DIY projects, recipes and family activities. Remix this time-saving kit of ideas in whatever way makes the most sense for your family. Chinese American Family is organized into sections to help youChinese holidays,Chinese meals, crafts and projects around the home andyou to share the Chinese American experience. You’ll find history and folklore, plus tutorials for DIY projects, recipes and family activities. Remix this time-saving kit of ideas in whatever way makes the most sense for your family. I hope that you visit Chinese American Family as you make weekend plans or prepare for a holiday celebration. Choose a traditional recipe to cook at home, use a buying guide for your shopping list and pick a craft project or children’s book to share with your kids.

How to Get Started

Before you leave today, sign up for the Chinese American Family newsletter. You’ll get a Chinese Holidays Quick Start Guide and then receive regular emails with useful activities, project ideas, suggested children’s books and other family-friendly resources throughout the year.

What You'll Find At Chinese American Family