Word: asia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Craig, who lectures in Social Sciences 111, "History of Far Eastern Civilization," said last night that he is "critical of same aspects of American policy in Asia. There has been a vagueness in government statements as to what we're doing there," he explained. "There have been a series of relatively optimistic statements by government spokesmen, but it does not seem to me that the policies we are following will necessarily lead to success...
When the news came after Pleiku, I can tell you that the whole mind and outlook of Southeast Asia changed overnight...
...Volkswagen. To ensure markets for its output, the Japanese auto industry is selling hard overseas, particularly in Southeast Asia. Last year Japan's auto exports rose 53%, to 150,000 cars and trucks. Hustling Japanese automakers have established assembly plants in India, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines, as well as in South Africa and Latin America. By this fall, the Japanese will be shipping cars to the U.S. and Canada aboard specially constructed auto freighters designed to carry 1,200 cars a trip. Japan sold only 12,000 cars in the U.S. in 1964, but has its sights...
Relays of Runners. The occasion was the 45th anniversary of the Partai Ko-nntnis Indonesia, Asia's oldest Commu nist Party and, with 3,000,000 members, its second largest.* The P.K.I.'s jingo jamboree brought relays of runners bearing red and yellow flags into Djakarta from points as distant as Bali (560 miles), tied up the capital's Mercedes and betjak (pedicab) traffic for three hours with a torchlight parade that ended in an effigy-burning of Uncle Sam and the Tunku. Over the whole scene reared a 40-ft. hammer and sickle woven from straw...
...arts reflect this economy. A rice bowl, a fob (or netsuke), a lantern, kites and kimonos-each became a masterpiece of workmanship. In fact, not until the late 19th century was there even a word for fine arts, as opposed to mingei, or folk skills. As Manhattan's Asia House Gallery currently shows (see opposite page), the roots of Japanese art lie deep in its tradition of anonymous craftsmanship...