Ep. 177 | William Mesny (Part 1)
In this first part of a two-part series, we examine the life of William Mesny, an unknown character from the old days of late Qing Dynasty China. Though he never made it to the history books, he nonetheless witnessed and took part in a lot of it.
Ep. 176 | The History of the Teochew People
In this episode, Laszlo explains a little about the Teochew people. They’re a proud group of people with a collective track record that is admirable by any standards of human achievement.
Ep. 175 | Su Dongpo
In America, we have Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Hemingway, and so on. In China, Su Dongpo would be mentioned when rattling off their best of the best. He was a major figure not only in the Song but in the overall world of Chinese culture as well.
Ep. 174 | The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
Zheng Yi Sao was a tough woman from the Pearl River Delta who married the most notorious pirate of his day, Zheng Yi. Upon his death, she took control of his massive pirate fleet and grew it to what was, at the time, the largest pirate fleet that preyed on coastal dwellers and vessels engaged in trade.
Ep. 173 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 3)
Laszlo offers up the exciting conclusion to the China History Podcast’s 3-part series introducing the Tong Wars of New York’s Chinatown.
Ep. 172 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode, the Tong Wars begin in earnest. Please join us as Laszlo takes a deep dive into the First and Second Tong Wars.
Ep. 171 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 1)
In this oft-requested episode, Laszlo overviews the Tong Wars of New York’s Chinatown. With the help of Scott Seligman’s latest book, Tong Wars, The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York’s Chinatown, we go back to late 19th – early 20th century America and focus on New York’s Chinatown.
Ep. 170 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes up the story of the Yuan Dynasty, founded in 1271. The parts of China not yet conquered were done in by 1276 and the last holdouts went by 1279. This episode takes a nice little overview of the dynasty, its slow demise, and the legacy they left.
Ep. 169 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1)
In this long-overdue episode, we present a nice overview of the rise of the Mongol nation starting with the famous Genghis Khan.
Ep. 168 | Zhou Enlai (Part 8)
In this bonus one-hour+ episode we look at the last six years of Zhou Enlai’s life. In between doing great things for China and guiding the country’s general well-being, he was forced to play a central role in some of the worst internecine politics in CCP history.
Ep. 167 | Zhou Enlai (Part 7)
In this longer than expected 7th episode of our Zhou Enlai series, the Cultural Revolution gets underway, something that Zhou will have to deal with until his dying day.
Ep. 166 | Zhou Enlai (Part 6)
In Part 6 of our Zhou Enlai series, we look at the second half of the 1950s. Zhou was as busy as ever, setting up the government, handling foreign relations, and dealing with Chairman Mao.
Ep. 165 | Zhou Enlai (Part 5)
In Part 4 of our Zhou Enlai overview, the focus is on the Korean War and the Geneva Conference. Zhou already enjoyed some degree of international respect from those he had come to know during his Shanghai and Chongqing years.
Ep. 164 | Zhou Enlai (Part 4)
In this Part 4 episode of our Zhou Enlai series Laszlo re-tells the always amusing story of when the Americans came around Yan’an to kick the tires of the CCP and see what they were all about.
Ep. 163 | Zhou Enlai (Part 3)
In this Part 3 episode, the story of Zhou Enlai is taken all the way up to the 1943 Yan’an Rectification Campaign. We’ll look at the Zunyi Conference, the Long March, the Xian Incident, and finally the ill-fated Second United Front.
Ep. 162 | Zhou Enlai (Part 2)
In this second part of our overview of Premier Zhou Enlai, Laszlo picks up at the Zhongshan Gunboat Incident and follows the life of Zhou Enlai through the challenging years of 1926-1934.
Ep. 161 | Zhou Enlai (Part 1)
In a new series, Laszlo explores the life of Zhou Enlai. Zhou gets passed from relative to relative. But each step of the way there were mentors and breaks that he was able to make the most of.
Ep. 160 | Jack Jones and the Friend’s Ambulance Unit Convoy
The story of Jack Jones is told today in this little snapshot of a little known organization that operated in 1940s China known as The Friends Ambulance Unit.
Ep. 159 | Chinese-American Stars and Entertainers of Old Hollywood
In this episode, Laszlo focuses on the history of Chinese-Americans in the early years of Hollywood. During those years Asian-Americans had a rough time in Hollywood trying to break away from stereotypical roles.
Ep. 158B | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 3)
In the final installment of this three-part series we’ll look at the conquests of Qin Shi Huang as he unifies the Chinese mainland.