Blood on Gold Mountain
1871 Los Angeles was a dangerous place, especially for the refugees, migrants and troublemakers who lived on Calle De Los Negros, at the heart of Chinatown. Yut Ho, a beautiful young refugee, came to LA and fell in love, only to be drawn into a showdown between two of Chinatown's most notorious gangsters. Before long, the entire city was caught up in a life or death struggle where old-world values of kinship, honor and loyalty clashed with new-world issues of race, sex, and identity. The ensuing conflict would threaten the lives of Yut Ho and all the denizens of Chinatown– and would change the face of Los Angeles forever. This true but largely forgotten event from California's past is brought to you by the Holmes Performing Arts Fund of the Claremont Colleges, the Music Department of Scripps College, the Pacific Basin Institute of Pomona College, the Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department at The New England Conservatory, and the Public Events Office at Scripps College. Blood on Gold Mountain was written and produced by Yan-Jie Micah Huang, narrated by Hao Huang, introduced by Emma Gies, and features music composed by Micah Huang and performed by Micah Huang and Emma Gies. A special thanks to Evo Terra from Simpler Media Productions for his expertise and support.
Incredible storytelling!
15/07/2021
This podcast is so colorful and so rich, it tells more story in 30 minutes than some do in an hour. With equally passionate narration and musical accompaniment, it breathes life and complexity into old land and long dead people, including their overlooked struggles. It is a (often painful) pleasure to listen to.
Great story telling but history could use more context
16/11/2022
I learned about this podcast from a session at the American Planning Association conference in Anaheim of 2022. I started listening and was drawn in by the stories of the characters. As a Californian, I had always been told that workers had come from China to help build the railroad, etc. Never once did I learn about or consider what conditions were in China that would lead to such an exodus of these people. This podcast helped me understand the conditions in China as well as the conditions those people faced once they arrived in California. In my graduate program, I did learn a bit about the Chinatown massacre of 1871 in downtown Los Angeles. But until I heard this podcast it didn’t really sink in as real. The storytelling here is compelling, and made me care about the characters. What is missing, however, is an episode of explanation or a real history lesson. The 1865 podcast had a debrief episode after every storytelling episode; I wish this podcast had at least one final debrief or history lesson at the finale of the first season. It is unclear which parts of the story were factual versus embellished for the storytelling purposes. The outcome of the 1871 massacre is unclear. In my opinion, this is a major opportunity lost. The play in the second season is more grounded in the outcomes, and the point well made. I’d recommend this podcast but would ask the makers to consider another episode for context and background.
Fantastic!
05/05/2021
Really compelling characters and great writing!
Story teller needs works
07/05/2021
The person reading this is boring and ruins the history; too bad as the story would be interesting
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- CréationMicah Huang, Hao Huang, and Emma Gies
- Épisodes12
- Saisons2
- ClassificationTous publics
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