19. What is Lunar New Year?
Have you ever wondered about Lunar New Year? Roughly 1.5 billion people celebrate it annually! This episode covers the very basics of the holiday to give us a little more understanding and clarity on ...
18 Jan 202313min
15. North Korea 101 (The Last 100 Years in N Korea) - Part 3
A concise, foundational history of North Korea from the the 1990s to present day (2022). What was life like in North Korea during the 1990s for the average person? How do people defect from North Kor...
15 Jun 202240min
14. North Korea 101 (The Last 100 Years in N Korea) - Part 2
A concise, foundational history of North Korea from the the 1950s to 1990s. What kind of lifestyle have the Kim leaders lived, and how do they pull it off? How did North Korea do economically after t...
15 Jun 202237min
13. North Korea 101 (The Last 100 Years in N Korea) - Part 1
A concise, foundational history of North Korea from the early 1900s to mid-1950s. What was the Korean peninsula like before it split into two countries? How did Japan rule Korea from 1910 to 1945? Ho...
15 Jun 202233min
12. Perspectives from Taiwan // Jessica Lu and Cassia
How do some Taiwanese feel about reunifying with China? Do they live in fear of an invasion? What is filial piety and how does it affect the young people of Taiwan today? What is it like to get an edu...
1 Jun 202236min
11. Taiwan 101 (The Last 100 Years in Taiwan) - Part 2
A brief, concise history of Taiwan from 1970 to 2022. This episode covers: Chinese/Taiwanese/US relations from 1970 to 2022 The end of martial law and transition to a multi-party democratic system ...
18 Mai 202244min
10. Taiwan 101 (The Last 100 Years in Taiwan) - Part 1
A brief, concise history of Taiwan from the late 1800s to 1970. This episode covers: Colonial rule in Taiwan (Portuguese & Dutch, Chinese, Japanese... etc) Sub-ethnicities within the Taiwanese peo...
18 Mai 202246min
9. China 101 (The Last 100 Years in China) - Part 3
A brief, concise history of China from 1972 to 2022. Deng Xiaoping leadership, Four Modernizations Economic reform, Special Economic Zones Tiananmen Square, 1989 Hong Kong returns to China 90s...
31 Mar 202243min
