Is Hong Kong Chinese or American?
June 9, 2020
James traces America’s “China Mirage” from George Washington to today’s Hong Kong streets.
South China Sea
January 16, 2020
Asian and Pacific history changed in 1863 when the U.S. Navy sailed into Tokyo Bay.
Hawaii: America’s First Regime Change
December 11, 2019
James pulls from his third best-selling book, The Imperial Cruise, to tell the story of the American conquest of Hawaii.
America’s First Drug Kingpins
November 26, 2019
FDR’s grandfather—Warren Delano—was the American opium king of China.