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Although U.S. officials were pleased by Hanoi's pledge to return American MIAs, they doubted that Viet Nam was signaling a fundamental shift in policy. The Thach proposal shrewdly preceded the annual conference of the non-Communist Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where ASEAN foreign ministers groped for ways to bring about talks between Viet Nam and the Kampuchean insurgents. A plan calling for negotiations with a Vietnamese delegation that might include representatives of the Heng Samrin regime won the backing of resistance fighters, ASEAN nations and the U.S. But Viet Nam rejected the idea...
Besides dance, the event featured a Cultural Fashion Extravaganza, showcasing a mix of traditional and modern Southeast Asian dress. Students sported everything from a Burmese princess’ dress to shorter, vibrant outfits designed by students from Wellesley...
...show, organized by several student groups, also intended to educate students on the need to aid children in Southeast Asia. In a dramatic performance piece, students symbolically stripped a boy of his home, clothing, and food as “Somewhere over the Rainbow” played in the background. The actors encouraged students to apply for the 2006 Aid Expedition to Southeast Asia through the Catalyst Foundation, an international volunteer organization dedicated to helping children in Vietnam...
...addition to encouraging volunteer work, co-host Susan Lieu ’07, the bubbly MC, said she felt that the event ultimately showed the strength and cohesiveness of the Southeast Asian community on Harvard’s campus...
...impressed by all the student groups that came together through passion instead of obligation,” said Lieu. “It was a time for minority groups from Asia to really shine because most people usually only think of Japan or China when considering Asia. Southeast Asian countries have a lot of spirit and love to offer the world...