Southeast Asia

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• SOURCE: Made by History at The Washington Post
  10/29/2020
  

  The History of Hmong Americans Explains why they Might Decide the Election

  by Melissa Borja

  Hmong refugees were resettled in the United States after participating as US allies in military operations in Laos. American policy of dispersing refugees in small groups away from coastal areas created Hmong communities in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. 

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• 2/9/20
  

  The Making of a Periphery

  by Ulbe Bosma

  How did the once-prosperous islands of Southeast Asia transform into a “peripheral” region?

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• 11/24/19
  

  Trump Skips ASEAN Summit, Continuing a Presidential Tradition

  by Ang Cheng Guan

  President Trump’s decision to skip the ASEAN meetings in Southeast Asia this month must feel like déjà vu to the leaders in the region.

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• SOURCE: Before the Quagmire
  6/18/19
  

  New Evidence on the US Response to Decolonization in Indonesia, Southeast Asia

  Written by William J. Rust, The Mask of Neutrality: The United States and Decolonization in Indonesia, 1942–1950 examines three periods of America’s evolving engagement with Indonesia and the groups battling for control there.

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• 6/16/19
  

  The Origins of American Hegemony in East and Southeast Asia – And Why China Challenges It Today

  by Wen-Qing Ngoei

  Examining the origins of American hegemony in this region helps us better understand the history of the Cold War.