Tonight I had the utmost pleasure to talk to Stuart Beaton about Jews in China on his fabulous author podcast site: http://rastous.podomatic.com/entry/2012-10-16T18_15_27-07_00.As Stuart writes, "This interview ranges over why Jewish people came to China before the Second … [Read more...]
Ah, the Sweet Smell of Hypocrisy
Stuart Beaton is back, guest blogging about the latest in China. I'm excited to talk to Stuart next week and will post that interview as soon as it's ready, or perhaps the following week because I'm going to Montreal on Wednesday for a long weekend with my sisters-in-law. … [Read more...]
My first trip to China!
Over the weekend, I gave a talk at my temple about Jews in WII China and books and novels that have been written about that time. Here's the YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09ZWpwkohg&feature=share. I thought at most 8-10 people would show up, but the room was … [Read more...]
Even The Dairy Products Are Stern Here…
On the eve of China's National Day, guest blogger Stuart Beaton writes from Tianjin about botched English. You can hear Stuart's wonderful author podcasts at http://rastous.podomatic.com. Here's Stu:Sometimes I will stop abruptly here in China, fumble my iPhone out of my … [Read more...]
You say Senkaku, I say Diaoyu
When I first studied in Hong Kong some 22 years ago, I remember learning about a dispute between China and Japan over a little patch of islands in the East China Sea. In Chinese, they're known as the Diaoyu Islands, in Japanese the Senkaku. The dispute has never been resolved, … [Read more...]
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