By Laetitia Lemin In this new series, Shanghai Mamas features some of the amazing people within our community. You may have seen their names in WeChat and now you can learn a bit more about them and what makes them thrive in Shanghai. Our first feature is of the one and only, Nikki Malek. Nikki … Continued
By Angela Cruz It’s an exciting time to be a Mama! Sharing resources and advice, bringing together international families, and connecting Shanghai Mamas across the world is as relevant as ever and our growing team is eager to keep the conversations and fun going. While our grassroots efforts are mostly led by individuals chatting on … Continued
On Saturday, June 13, over 150 Shanghai Mamas members and friends came together at Colca North Bund to raise a glass (or several) and funds for Shanghai Baby’s Home. The “Bring It: Nonkids Going Out (BINGO) Party!” was promoted as a kick-off to a summer like no other where adults could come together and … Continued
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It is with great pride and excitement that ShanghaiMamas would like to announce our recent partnership with the Baobei Foundation as of March 01, 2017. Founded in 2008 by a native Chinese and three expatriates in Shanghai, Baobei Foundation provides surgeries and post-surgical rehabilitation for Chinese orphans with life-threatening birth defects. Since its inception, … Continued
I speak a (very) little French, so I know “mains” means “hands” in English. But when I plugged in “pleines mains” into my Google translate, it came back as “a handful”. At first I thought it was a somewhat typical, inexact translation. But then I thought back to my visit to the A Pleines … Continued
Dear ShanghaiMamas Family, Last November 8, 2013, the worst storm in the world’s recorded history ravaged more than 2/3 of the Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiyan was like USA’s Hurricane Katrina meets the Asian Tsunami. But experts say Haiyan was 3.5 times more destructive than Hurricane Katrina and much wider in scope. To put the … Continued
