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53. Chinese New Year Wrap Up

Happy New Year!  After a week of celebrations, I am exhausted and happy to be finished with most of our shows.  This year, we welcomed the Year of the Dog.  While most of Asia takes a week long vacation for the Lunar New Year, Wah Lum works over time.   Oscar and I sit down to discuss the ins and outs of Chinese New Year celebrations, Wah Lum Style.  We recorded this episode on Facebook LIVE, so we apologize if we are jumping around a bit in this episode.  We enjoyed interacting with our audience as we answered listener questions and reacted to comments that were being posted throughout the podcast.

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52. Happy Birthday-Anniversary to me

Hi Everyone!  It’s my 52nd episode of Culture Chat! I can’t believe it has been a year of podcasts.  Today, I am answering listener questions and will be joined with my occasional co-host Oscar Agramonte.  I am so grateful to all of you who have been tuning in each week THANK YOU so much.  I have enjoyed learning from all of my guests, but have also learned a lot about myself.  Although I still have a long way to go, I know that I am trying to become a much better listener.  Thank you to all of my guests who graciously shared their stories with me, and thanks again to all of you for listening.  Special gratitude love to those who have supported this podcast through Patreon and donations.  Thanks to all of you, I hope to bring you more interesting podcasts in 2018. If anyone else is interested in donating please visit my website www.culturechatpodcast.com

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40. Margaret Suzy Wong Chan: Breast Cancer survivor on tai chi and Jamaican culture

I’m wrapping up breast cancer awareness month with a very special interview… my mom! Margaret Suzy Wong Chan joins me on the podcast today, and it is also her 70th birthday! Happy birthday Mom! We discuss her experience with breast cancer, and her healing process. My mom did not opt for chemotherapy, but instead healed with her strong spirit and practiced ancient art form of tai chi chuan. We of course do not recommend this for everyone, but listen on to hear survival story. We also go back in time and discuss her music career in Jamaica that carried over to the US. I love hearing about her life as a singer on the road, and she shares some fun stories of her adventures.

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12. Christopher Leps, Hollywood stuntman extraordinaire

Christopher Leps, stuntman extraordinaire. Christopher has worked in the film industry for over 20 years and has been the stunt double for Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, and worked on several major Hollywood films. He is an old friend from the Wah Lum Kung Fu family, and I have known him almost 30 years! We discuss stunt work, filmmaking, and some of our favorite films.

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