Researching Central European diasporas in Republican China (1912-1949)
On Sunday, August 30, my feature article was published on the largest Canadian online news site. "Canadian Michael Kovrig’s grandfather, a Hungarian journalist, also went to China — and helped free his countrymen trapped a long way from … [Continue reading] about Publication News: My article about Canadian Michael Kovrig’s grandfather, finder of the “forgotten Hungarians of Manchuria” was published
Today my article about the tragedy of Shanghai Hungarian Paul Komor was published. Written in Hungarian, it is introducing Komor, the savior of the Shanghai Jewish refugees, and the long time quasi-consul of the local Hungarian diaspora in … [Continue reading] about Publication News: “The Flag of Paul Komor was Published in Hungarian
This is part two of a series that aims to introduce the memoir of Hungarian-born Viennese emigrant-journalist László Frank who spent almost a decade in Shanghai as a Jewish refugee, after successfully fleeing Nazi persecution. In this post, I’ll … [Continue reading] about Escaping Hitler on a Nazi Ship: Persecuted Journalist László Frank’s Memoir Part II
This is part one of a series that aims to introduce the memoir of Hungarian-born Viennese emigrant-journalist László Frank who spent almost a decade in Shanghai as a Jewish refugee, after successfully fleeing Nazi persecution. In this post, I’ll … [Continue reading] about Escaping Brown Vienna: Persecuted Journalist László Frank’s Memoir Part I
In this post you can read about the UNRRA documents concerning refugees and displaced persons in China after World War Two, some practical advice, as well as my general impressions about the UN Archives. It isn’t quite the same to visit an archives … [Continue reading] about The Archives of the United Nations in New York: Some impressions and a basic Guide