Word: asia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...divisive winds of the Vietnam War changed it all. The class entered in the fall of 1968 as President Richard M. Nixon called for an escalation of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia...
...recognition of his contributions in business, education and government, and for his services as chair of the group's finance committee. In its announcement of the award, the AAS called Wharton "a member of a group of economists who pioneered American research and service in Southeast Asia...
...being raised as the son of a foreign-service officer "made me much more aware of different cultures and different peoples. I had from childhood a world view which has been with me all my life. It was particularly sharpened during the 13 years that we were involved in Asia...
Ellis says Wharton was profoundly influenced by the time he spent in Asia...
...enclave where business interests hold the real power, Tung has the right pedigree. The 60-year-old son of a multimillionaire shipowner, educated in Britain, schooled in business in New York City, Tung is on a first-name basis with Asia's political and business leaders...