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Word: huene (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1989-1989
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...found sitting around a table eating a silent dinner of silvery fish, cabbage and egg. Behind them is a wall of ivory tusks in burlap sacks that were destined for Taiwan until that country declared a ban in August. "There is nothing to give them to do," says Eddie Huen, one of five brothers who run the business started by their father. "They are just sitting, waiting for the future." The carvers are family to each other and have little life outside the factory. They live in the showroom, sleeping there on boards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elephants: Trail of Shame | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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