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Ep. 268 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 2)
This time we look at eunuchs in the Tang from Xuanzong to hapless Emperor Ai. We'll see how it was a long hard downhill slide once Xuanzong let Gao L…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 267 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 1)
This topic was coming sooner or later. Laszlo offers up another general overview of Chinese history, this time with eunuchs serving as the prism to v…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 266 | Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
This time Laszlo introduces an outstanding Chinese-American scientist who will be honored in the United States on February 11, 2021 with a new commem…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 265 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 7)
We bring this light but informative series about the history of the Thai Chinese to a close in this 7th episode. This time we wind things down with e…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 264 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 6)
Laszlo continues on with this light but a satisfying overview of the Thai-Chinese. With Field Marshal Phibun in charge in Bangkok, the flames of Thai…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 263 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 5)
We leave the 19th century and focus on the events in Siam during the early 20th century. This time we look at some of the histories that happened dur…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 262 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 4)
Laszlo continues on with the second half of the 18th century, a prosperous time for the Kingdom of Siam. With all this unprecedented good fortune slo…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 261 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 3)
In this 261st episode, we'll take the Thai Chinese history a little further up the timeline to the Thonburi Kingdom of Taksin the Great and into the …
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 260 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 2)
More 18th-century Thai history. King Phetracha to the end of the Ayudhya Kingdom. The ethnic Chinese contribution to building the foundation of the T…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 259 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 1)
In a new series that may or may not take us to the end of 2020, Laszlo looks at the great Kingdom of Thailand and the history of the Chinese immigran…
5 years, 6 months ago