I’ve been investing my non-work cycles in preparing for my Japanese Popular Culture class at UMSL. We are currently discussing Roland Kelts’ Japanamerica. I know, I know…the below is still not Japanese popular culture, but I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. He Qi! At least it’s contemporary Asian culture!

Ok…so while I am getting ready to discuss post-modern Japanese societal trends in the Otaku world next week, I have another project that has also captured my imagination. I’ve been helping prepare the He Qi exhibit coming to Saint Louis at Concordia Seminary in mid-October. Since it’s to be housed in the Concordia Historical Institute, [...]

I have never seen this before in print or online…this is something quite rare and exciting that we’ve recently unearthed. The Concordia Historical Institute has a great collection of artifacts, photos, posters, and writings from the China missions of the LCMS from 1920′s – 1954. Here is a little video I shot of an anti-opium [...]