Ep. 199 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 3)
The CHP series covering the history of China-Vietnam Relations continues with Part 3. This episode will take the history all the way up to the Tran Dynasty on the eve of the Mongol invasions from Yuan...
30 Mars 201834min
Ep. 198 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 2)
Shi Xie's impact on bringing Chinese culture to the Jiao region is discussed. For most of this period, Vietnam remained under the direct administrative control of China. Aside from a few quiet moments...
25 Mars 201840min
Ep. 197 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 1)
In this first of a multipart series, Laszlo explores the ancient relationship between China and Vietnam. In this episode, the earliest days going back to Zhao Tuo and the Nanyue Kingdom are discussed....
20 Mars 201839min
Ep. 196 | The British East India Company (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes off this brief overview of The Honorable Company as tea takes center stage in history. It's a very rough landing for the East India Company as their commercial rivals and political ene...
27 Feb 201831min
Ep. 195 | The British East India Company (Part 1)
Maybe this isn't the most "China history flavored" topic but The Honorable Company did play a somewhat starring role during the Qing Dynasty starting from about the Jiaqing Emperor. In this first of a...
24 Feb 201834min
Ep. 194 | The History of Toi San and US Immigration
In this episode, Laszlo looks at U.S. Immigration during the bad old days of Chinese Exclusion. The subject will be examined through the telling of the stories of three rather plain and non-extraordin...
13 Feb 20181h 3min
Ep. 193 | Whitey Smith and Early Shanghai Jazz
In this episode, Laszlo tries something new. This time we look at the life and times of Whitey Smith, an important figure in the context of not only Shanghai Jazz, but the entirety of jazz history. Le...
27 Jan 201856min
Ep. 183 | The Nanjing Massacre (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes off the overview of the Rape of Nanking as well as the stories of John Rabe, Robert O. Wilson, Minnie Vautrin, Rev. William Magee, and others who directed the Nanjing Safety Zone durin...
11 Maj 201752min
