This as-told-to essay is based on conversations and emails with Tatiana Smith, 36, who spent five years teaching English as a second language (ESL) in China. The following has been edited for length ...

Sonia Holland and Erin O'Brien, both 26, pay about $570 a month for their spacious two-bedroom apartment in Guangzhou, China.

BEIJING – Speak a little English and are willing to relocate? Well, you’re probably qualified to be an English-language instructor in China. As long as you are white, that is. Chinese teaching ...

I'm an American living in Shanghai. I've been a teacher in China for the last seven years and have no plans of returning to the US. English has been a required subject in school since 2001. For a ...

Rachel Drake is an African-American who migrated to China and then to Taiwan, where she teaches English. She shares her experience in this interview. Ms Drake: My name is Rachel Drake. I was born in ...