Blood on Gold Mountain

Blood on Gold Mountain (Season 1) is a narrative audio experience chronicling the events of the 1871 Chinatown War and Massacre.

Released as a podcast in 2021, Blood on Gold Mountain gained national recognition in the US, rising to #23 in the History category on Apple Podcasts.

It was featured in media outlets including KCRW, The Mercury News, CAAM Media, NowThis, and over 20 others.

In 2021-22 it charted in Apple Podcasts’ top 100 (History Category) in 9 countries and territories, including Taiwan, Italy, Bermuda and Brazil. Episodes 1 through 3 were released in China via Baidu in late December 2022, where they amassed over 1.3 million views in the first week; a phenomenon which may be related the White Paper Protests that took place at that time in Hong Kong and on the mainland. The Baidu release may have precipitated the piece’s sudden rise to #11 in the Philippines on 12/30/22. Blood on Gold Mountain returned to the Apple Podcasts Charts in 2023 and 2024, in Kazakhstan, Kenya and South Korea, respectively.

Blood on Gold Mountain features an original musical score composed and produced by creator Micah Huang, and spanning the series’ full length (9 episodes, with a running time of 5 hours and 30 minutes). The text is a historical novel written by Micah Huang (abridged for audio release, print publication pending) which follows the journey of Yut Ho, a young woman who arrives in Los Angeles as a refugee, only to find herself embroiled in a battle for survival, freedom, and the soul of Chinatown.

Further information including production sponsors historical sources can be found here, along with full episodes and the 2022 special Jianchi/Perseverence and 2023 Special Iron Horse Road. Blood on Gold Mountain is narrated by Hao Huang, and hosted by Emma Gies.

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