Ep. 209 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 2)
With the story of the Harbin Jews mostly out of the way, Laszlo moves on to the smaller and less known Jewish community of Tianjin. Then as the 1930s unfolded and after Hitler came to power, our story...
18 Nov 201823min
Ep. 208 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 1)
Laszlo is back with a new series that looks at the history of the Jewish refugees who came to China during the first part of the twentieth century. In this episode, after a long drawn-out intro that e...
22 Okt 201842min
Ep. 207 | The Forgotten Chinese Labour Corps
In commemoration of the American Labor Day Holiday, Laszlo brings you a rather forgotten tale from the annals of Chinese modern history. As discussed in previous CHP episodes, the Chinese Labour Corps...
1 Sep 201839min
Ep. 206 | Robert van Gulik and Judge Dee
In this episode, Laszlo introduced the great Nederlander Robert van Gulik. In his relatively short life, van Gulik made a name for himself as a scholar, diplomat, and writer. Judge Dee was based on th...
16 Aug 201843min
Ep. 205 | Ing "Doc" Hay, Lung On and the Kam Wah Chung
Laszlo presents another story from the annals of Chinese-American history. This one takes place during the Exclusion years and spotlights the Chinese colony of Eastern Oregon. This is the story of Ing...
20 Juli 201852min
Ep. 204 | The History of Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun and Ip Man (Part 2)
We continue on from the last episode's overview of the Chinese martial arts history timeline. Today we zero in on the history and (mostly) legends behind the Wing Chun style of king fu. Thanks to Detr...
24 Juni 201847min
Ep. 203 | The History of Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun and Ip Man (Part 1)
Don't be fooled by the title. Wing Chin and Ip Man will be covered next episode. Today's the first in a two-part series that offers up a survey of the development of martial arts in China from the myt...
16 Juni 201855min
Ep. 202 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 6)
From Zhao Tuo to the present day, the history of the relations of these two great countries and frenemies is a great story. In this episode we enter the 20th century and explore the end of French domi...
11 Maj 201850min
