Best Wu Ming Podcasts (2024)

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Chen Weiming on Tai Chi Chuan's Fighting Application 28:57

9d ago28:57

28:57

We discuss Chen Weiming's writings on Tai Chi's martial application. Then we complete our look at the Song of 13 Postures from Bai Hua's book. Visit our Patreon for Extended and Bonus episodes.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Chen Weiming on Pushing Hands and The Benefits of Tai Chi Practices. 34:10

22d ago34:10

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We explore a few more questions from Chen Weiming on Pushing Hands and other topics. Then we return to the Tai Chi Classics which asks what are the purpose of the Tai Chi Practices. Check out the Patreon for extended episodes and bonus episodes.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Chen Weiming on Pushing Hands and The Tai Chi Chuan Classsics 32:59

1M ago32:59

32:59

We continue our look at Chen Weiming's Tai Chi Chuan Ta Wen and discuss pushing hands. Then we return to Bai Hua's Tai Chi Classics. Check our Patreon for extended and bonus episodes.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Chen Wei Ming's Life and Work and Transmission of Tai Chi from Teacher to Student 31:08

2M ago31:08

31:08

We discuss Chen Wei Ming and look at his book Tai Chi Chuan Ta Wen. We then look at what the Tai Chi Classics have to say about Teacher to student transmission. Check out our Patreon for extended episode and bonus episodes. FacebookBy Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Wu Hui Chuan - Tai Chi Classics and "Listening" 29:59

2M ago29:59

29:59

We discuss Lin Du Yin's teacher and Yang Cheng Fu's first disciple Wu Hui Chuan. Then we look at the Tai Chi Classics and the concept of "listening" in Tai Chi. Check out our Patreon for extended versions of the episode as well as bonus episodes.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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More on Tian Zhou Lin and Keeping the Yi in the Dantien 33:12

3M ago33:12

33:12

We discuss more about the great Tian Zhou Lin and we discuss the Tai Chi Classics and keeping the "Yi in the Dantien" in Tai Chi. Visit our Patreon for extended and bonus episodes.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Our 100th Episode - Lin Du Yin and Tian Zhou Lin 46:14

3M ago46:14

46:14

First we talk about reaching 100 episodes then we discuss Bai Hua's teacher Lin Du Yin and one of his teachers Tian Zhou Lin. Visit our Patreon for extended episode and bonus episodes.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Comics Journalism in Taiwan: The Reporter File 31:25

3M ago31:25

31:25

This episode’s host, Adina Zemanek, invited Sherry Lee, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of the non-profit, independent media organization The Reporter, for a conversation on a recent graphic journalism series, The Reporter File. We talked about what inspired the inauguration of this series and its role alongside traditional news reporting, t…

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The Wu Style Tai Chi and The Song of 13 Postures 31:31

4M ago31:31

31:31

We continue our discussion of the Wu Style of Tai Chi and its healing capacities. The we return to our discussion of the Song of 13 Postures. For extended and bonus episodes visit our Patreon.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Alan Peatfield Interview (First Section) 34:25

4M ago34:25

34:25

This is the first 30 min of our interview with Alan Peatfield. Topics include Rose, Li, Dan Dougherty and Xie Peiqi. In the full interview Alan also talks about his work on the Tao De Ching book with BK Frantzis, Xie's Bagua Zhang and Much More. Click for Full InterviewBy Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Wu and Yang Styles for Healing, Lin Du Ying and The Song of the 13 Postures 31:13

4M ago31:13

31:13

In this episode we discuss Bruce's use of the Wu style to heal his back after a car accident. Then we talk about his Yang style teacher Lin Du Ying. We also discuss the second verse of the 13 posture song and the concept of the "string of nine pearls". Visit the Patreon for extended episode and bonus episodes.…

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Wu Style Origins / Song of 13 Postures and ”MIng Yi”. 29:04

5M ago29:04

29:04

In this episode we discuss the origins of the Wu Style of Tai Chi and we begin our discussion of the Tai Chi Classic "Song of the 13 Postures". Visit our Patreon for extended episodes, bonus episodes and more.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Book Chat: Eco-translation from Taiwan and Wu Ming-yi’s The Stolen Bicycle 單車失竊記, with Darryl Sterk 32:13

5M ago32:13

32:13

In this episode, our host, Ti-han, invited Dr Darryl Sterk, a Canadian eco-translator who is now based in Lingnan University in Hong Kong and dedicated his work in Taiwanese eco-literature and translation. In our conversation, Darryl told us how he ends up choosing a career path for eco-translation and how he defines “eco-translation” in his own wa…

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Healing Capacity of the Wu Style and a Summary of the Tai Chi Chuan Treatise 31:09

5M ago31:09

31:09

We continue our look at the 1987 article where BK Frantzis discusses the healing aspects of the Wu style of Tai Chi. Then we look at Bai Hua's summary of the Tai Chi Chuan Lun.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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BK Frantzis Comparison of Yang and Wu Styles of Tai Chi from 1987 Tai Chi Magazine. 32:41

5M ago32:41

32:41

We look at a 1987 article in Tai Chi Magazine where Bruce Frantzis compares the Yang and Wu styles of Tai Chi Chuan. Then we continue or look at the Tai Chi Classics. Check out our Patreon for extended episodes and Bonus content.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Wu Jien Chuan, Ma Yueh Liang and Teacher Student Relationships 30:56

6M ago30:56

30:56

In this episode we look at Power of Internal Martial Arts by BK Frantzis for more on Wu's teaching. Then we look at Ma Yueh Liang's book from 1935. We also discuss student teacher relationships before and after the Boxer Uprising. For extended episode and bonus episodes visit our Patreon.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Bruce Frantzis on Wu Jien Chuan and the Tai Chi Classic ”Stand like a Scale, Move like a Wheel”. 35:01

6M ago35:01

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We look at The Power of Internal Martial Arts for Bruce's version of Wu Jien Chuan's life and we discuss the classic of "Stand like a Scale and Move lie a Wheel". For extended episode and bonus content visit our Patreon.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Wu Jien Chuan / Four oz. Defeats 1000 lbs. 30:38

7M ago30:38

30:38

In this episode we first discuss Wu Jien Chuan from Wen Zee and Frank Allen's books. Then we return to the Tai Chi Classics and discuss the saying "Four Ounces Defeats One Thousand Pounds". For extended episodes and bonus content visit our Patreon.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Yang Ban Huo and Chuan You and their Students - More from the Tai Chi Classics 32:06

7M ago32:06

32:06

We look at the connection between the 2nd generation of the Yang Family, Yang Ban Huo and the founder of the Wu style Chuan You. Then we look at Chuan You's top students, his son Wu Jien Chuan and the lesser known Wang Mao Zhai. Then we continue our discussion of the Tai Chi Chuan Treatise. In our Patreon episode we continue our discussion of Taois…

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Wu Style Founder Chuan You and his son Wu Jien Chuan - Tai Chi Classics Continued 31:25

8M ago31:25

31:25

We discuss the founder of the Wu style Chuan You and his son Wu Jien Chuan. For an extended episode and bonus content visit our Patreon.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Yang Shao Jung’s Push Hands and ’Storing Qi in the Dantien’ 32:08

8M ago32:08

32:08

We discuss BK Frantzis' account of Yang Shao Jung's class and look at Bai Hua's interpretation of the phrase "the top of the head must held lightly and the qi must sink to the dantien". Join our Patreon for bonus content and extended episodes.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Book Chat: Literature in the Age of the Anthropocene: An Ecocritical Study of the Taiwanese Writer Wu Ming-yi 31:39

8M ago31:39

31:39

Hello everyone. This is Ti-han 張迪涵_, one of the hosts of our Taiwan On-Air podcast series, sponsored by the European Association of Taiwan Studies and today we are here for a Book Chat. Our guest today is a rising-star French scholar who specialised in Taiwanese and Chinese literary studies and translation, Professor Gwennaël Gaffric from Universit…

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Yang Shao Jung & Bai Hua on the Tai Chi Chuan Treatise 30:48

9M ago30:48

30:48

In this episode we discuss Yang Cheng Fu's eldest son Yang Shao Jung. First his bio, then we look at BK Frantzis' description of Yang's classes in Hong Kong in the 1980s. For extended episode and bonus episodes check out our Patreon.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Film Chat: Hsin-Chien Huang on VR Film in Taiwan 36:01

9M ago36:01

36:01

The host was Adina Zemanek, in conversation with Hsin-Chien Huang, a new media creator with a background in art, design and digital entertainment, whose works have been exhibited and won awards at many renowned international venues. We talked about his experience in creating immersive films, major themes his works have addressed, the role of immers…

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TT Liang on Yang Ban Hou and The Tai Chi Chuan Treatise 26:49

9M ago26:49

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In this episode we discuss Yang Ban Huo and we begin our look at the 2nd book of the Taiji Classics. We give some historical background the look at Bai Hua's interpretation of the first lines. Visit our Patreon for extended episodes, bonus episodes , interviews and more.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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T.T. Liang on the 2nd and 3rd Generations of the Yang family and Bruce Frantzis on Tsai, Lieh, Jou and Kao energies in Tai Chi. 29:00

10M ago29:00

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T.T. Liang on the second and third generations of the Yang family and BK Frantzis on the last four energies in Tai Chi Chuan of Tsai (Pull Down), Lieh (Split), Jou (Elbow) and Kao (Shoulder stroke). Check out our Patreon for extended episodes and Bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/posts/85543666By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Academic Chat: "Detention" and Other Horror Videogames: Avatars, Memory and Trauma 35:38

10M ago35:38

35:38

The host of this episode, Adina Zemanek, interviewed Chee-Hann Wu, who obtained her PhD in Drama and Theatre from the University of California, Irvine and UC San Diego. They talked about the following themes: horror videogames in Taiwan and historical trauma; the potential roles of such games for local and international audiences, and thus for Taiw…

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(Patreon Sample - Episode 3.13) - Forming of the Dan 7:06

10M ago7:06

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A sample from our latest Patreon episode. Subscribe for extended episodes and full bonus episodes as well as interviews and more.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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T.T. Liang on Yang Lu Chan and B.K. Frantzis on the Energies of Ji (press forward) and An (push downward). 34:06

10M ago34:06

34:06

We continue our look at T.T. Liang's stories of the Yang Family and their patriarch Yang Lu Chan. Then we look at the Tai Chi energies of Ji (Press forward) and An (push downward) from BK Frantzis' Power of Internal Martial Arts. - For extended version of episode and bonus episode subscribe to our Patreon.…

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Yang Chen Fu Stories from T.T. Liang - The Energies of Ward Off and Roll Back in Tai Chi Chuan 29:53

11M ago29:53

29:53

In this episode we read a short essay from Yang Cheng Fu's eldest son and we look at more of T.T. Liang's tales of the Yang Family. Then we continue our series on the 8 Energies of Taiji beginning with Peng and Lu. Check out our Patreon for extended episodes and more.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Book Chat: "The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World" (LUISS UP, 2022) 33:53

11M ago33:53

33:53

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s most recent book, L’Isola Sospesa. Taiwan e Gli Equilibri del Mondo (The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World) published by LUISS University Press in 2022. In this engaging chat, Dr …

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s3ep11 - Yang Cheng Fu’s Family History - Tai Chi’s 8 Energies 32:13

11M ago32:13

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This week we breakdown Yang Cheng Fu's account of his family history from Louis Swain's book. Then we look at the Eight Energies of Tai Chi Chuan from Bai Hua's book. PatreonFacebookBy Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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s3ep10 - Yang Cheng Fu & The 13 Postures of Tai Chi Chuan 31:19

12M ago31:19

31:19

We continue our look at Deng Ming-Dao's account of Yang Cheng Fu's martial arts adventures, then we look at the Tai Chi Classic "Tai Chi is like a Torrential River". Visit our Patreon for exclusive interviews, bonus episodes and more.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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s3ep9 - Yang Cheng Fu and Deng Ming-Dao’s Wandering Taoist 32:29

12M ago32:29

32:29

We begin a series of episodes on Yang Cheng Fu by looking at his biography and a couple stories from Deng Ming-Dao's book "The Wandering Taoist". Then we continue our discussion on the Tai Chi Classics and discuss the concept of Yi or intent in Tai Chi Chuan. Check out our Patreon for exclusive interviews and More.…

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s3ep8 - Yang Jian Huo and The Tai Chi Classic ”If there’s up, there is down...” 28:08

1y ago28:08

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In this episode we look at a couple stories of Yang Lu Chan's second son Yang Jian Huo. Then we examine the phrase "If there is up there is down, if there is left there is right and if there is forward there is back" from Bai Hua's Tai Chi Classics.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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s3ep7 - Yang Ban Huo and Yang Jian Huo / Tai Chi Classics 34:22

1y ago34:22

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In this episode we take a look at the sons of Yang Lu Chan, Ban Hou and Jian Hou. Then we continue our look at Bai Hua's interpretation of the Tai Chi Classics. In our Patreon this week we look at the life of Taoist Immortal Lu Tongbin before getting back into Bai Hua's book.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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Academic Chat: Reflecting on Hu Tai-li’s Indigenous Ethnographic Work in Taiwan 11:49

1y ago11:49

11:49

In this episode, our host, Niki Alsford, invites Prof Scott Simon, the Chair of Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa, to share his thoughts and reflections on Prof Hu Tai-li 胡台麗, who pioneered documentary ethnography in Taiwan. Prof Simon talks about how he considers Hu's contributions and influence in academia, especially on the subject of e…

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Book Chat: "Human Glitches" (2020) 34:48

1y ago34:48

34:48

In this episode, our podcast host, Ti-han Chang, invited Ms Lin Hsin-hui, a bourgeoning Taiwanese Sci-fi writer to talk about her award-winning short story collection, Human Glitches. Lin comments on our transforming process as cyborgs. For Lin, sci-fi no longer represents futuristic imagination, but the very reflection of our technologically condi…

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Book Chat: "Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021) 29:00

1y ago29:00

29:00

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Prof Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The two discuss Prof Fell’s most recent book, “Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan” published by Routledge in 2021. In this engaging chat, Prof Fell shares with th…

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s3ep6 - Yang Lu Chan’s Death and The Tai Chi Classics 32:25

1y ago32:25

32:25

In this episode we look at Chen Weiming's account of Yang Lu Chan's death, then we look at the Tai Chi Classic "The root lies in the feet, which originates in the legs, dominates at the waist, and manifests in the fingers." from Bai Hua's book. In this week's Patreon we continue our look at the Guiyuan Neigong portion of the book and the Lu Tong Bi…

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Film Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in Penghu 29:18

1y ago29:18

29:18

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us are familiar with the inexorable flow of Vietnamese boat people right after the end of the war in Vietnam. Though, very few know that some of the Vietnamese boat people land…

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Book Chat: Comics in Taiwan 42:05

1y ago42:05

42:05

For this installment, we had the pleasure of hosting Norbert Danysz, a PhD candidate at Université Lumière Lyon 2. We chatted about recent developments related to comics in Taiwan – the definition of “Taiwan comics”, their typology, and state promotion of this medium with the aim of building Taiwan’s soft power. To find out more about niche and mai…

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Book Chat: Queering the Anthropocene in Taiwan Sci-Fi 34:15

1y ago34:15

34:15

In this episode, we have the pleasure to have Mr Chi Ta-wei, a renowned Taiwanese writer, talk about his acclaimed LGBTQ+ novel, The Membranes. Chi reviews this work which was published in the 90s and provides his reflection on how to re-read the novel in the context of the Anthropocene. We also chat about the influence of Japanese manga and anime …

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Film Chat: Queer, Sci-Fi and the Family 38:28

1y ago38:28

38:28

For this installment, we had the pleasure of hosting Maja Korbecka, a PhD candidate at Freie Universitat Berlin. We chatted about five East Asian films released between 2016 and 2022, and the topics of queer, sci-fi and the family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies

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Book Chat: "Puppets, Gods and Brands. Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan" (U Hawaii Press, 2019) 56:24

1y ago56:24

56:24

For this instalment, we had the pleasure of hosting Teri Silvio, who works as Research Fellow at the Academia Sinica Institute of Ethnology. We chatted about Teri’s recently published book, Puppets, Gods and Brands. Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan (2019), her previous work and current projects. To find out more about performance and ani…

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Book Chat: Oceanic Writing 53:48

1y ago53:48

53:48

In this episode, our host, Ti-han Chang, conducted an interview chat with the ecowriter, Liao Hung-chi about his oceanic and cetacean writings. The interview covers the writer's view on the oceanic narrative formation in Taiwan, his perspective on non-human agency and Hokkien (Hoklo) language employment in literary writing, as well as his dedicatio…

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Film Chat: "Whale Island" (2020) 55:51

1y ago55:51

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In this episode, our host, Ti-han Chang, conducted an interview chat with the film director, Huang Chia-chu about his making of the eco-film, Whale Island (2020). The interview covers the Director's engagement with this amazing project to tell a "sea story" of Taiwan, his encountering with the writer, Liao Hung-chi and the photographer, Jin Lai, hi…

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Book Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021) 46:27

1y ago46:27

46:27

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge in 2021. The two scholars chat about novel ethnographic methods, such as itinerant ethnography and digital ethnography, solidarity between migrant wo…

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Book Chat : "The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory and Identity in Modern Taiwan" (Cambridge UP, 2020) 53:23

1y ago53:23

53:23

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang, author of the book The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Modern Taiwan published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. The two scholars chat about important turning points in the production of the book, the author’s positions. Most importantly, h…

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s3ep5 - Wu Yuxiang, Yang Lu Chan and The Tai Chi Classics 24:40

1y ago24:40

24:40

In this episode we look at Barbara Davis' account of Yang Lu Chan and Wu Yuxiang's relationship and continue looking at the Classics. Check out our Patreon for Bonus content and Interviews.By Isaac Kamins & Jess O’Brien

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