january january american historian political scientist leading experts southeast_asia critic united_states involvement vietnam war completing considered classic indonesian history faculty member director founded indonesia project incomplete memoir published posthumously early life born january baltimore maryland grew seattle washington received history harvard_university married marriage ended divorce world war served united_states_army trained group japanese occupied indonesia advance allied forces operation canceled determined forces bypass indies result unit sent european theater earned rank sergeant leaving army interest southeast_asia developed period learned speak indonesian dutch returned war complete stanford_university received thesis titled political position chinese indonesia describing role chinese new country continued pursue interest southeast_asia going indonesia conduct research work arrested dutch colonial authorities expelled country received political science titled nationalism revolution indonesia considered classic indonesian history academic career assistant professor government received tenure promoted associate professor professor director held position founded indonesia project served director retirement professor member voted maintenance academic freedom believing essential quality relationship kind blacks university quality don university april april occupied straight hall student union protest university racist attitudes irrelevant curriculum racial issues university divided proponents inclusion principles social justice course instruction advocates academic freedom faculty clash affected number professors defending academic freedom resided professors considered leaving university administration policies promoting racial justice following end occupation following week organized teach academic freedom invited speak event department chair later remember remarks speech academic freedom encountered time time vietnam war critic leading critic vietnam war opposed united_states involvement participated teach led anti war position later wrote united_states vietnam stanford professor publication helped turn people intervention vietnam comprehensive studies american involvement war date according american policy based distorted view vietnam vietnam single nation lewis argued constitutes artificial creation existence depends sustained application american power senator campaigned presidential election platform end war foreign policy adviser controversy graduate student optimistic prospect takeover communist early predicted victory know basis assuming going major spoke highly leadership particularly called talented person following victory brutal evacuation backed porter attempts discredit reports mass killings foreword porter book argued policies applications ideology reflected pragmatic solutions leaders rely exclusively food resources lacked facilities internal transport relations indonesia expelled indonesia helped young indonesian diplomats work united_nations washington developed close relationship president vice president indonesia book foreign policy attempted clear prime minister developed personal relationship involvement rebellion movement indonesian government book described destructive relationship united_states indonesia presidency helped develop indonesian studies united_states time majority material indonesia held netherlands introduced education program diplomats world middle careers helped indonesian intellectuals including obtain education united_states students associates including went establish similar programs universities subsequently taught point united_states blocked passport government indonesia denied indonesian foreign minister awarded english medal merit class work pioneer precursor indonesian studies death legacy died rochester new_york january months death memorial service held new_york commemorate 25th anniversary end vietnam war memoir completed brought publication wife survived son brian daughter sister grandchildren major influence foreign policy thinking president bill_clinton namesake advanced research southeast_asia dedicated honor major publications southeast_asia testament critical asian scholarship london isbn southeast_asia indonesia indonesia nationalism revolution indonesia major governments asia 2nd wilson david governments politics southeast asia 2nd foreign policy secret indonesia new_york isbn vietnam war united_states vietnam 2nd new_york intervention america involved vietnam 1st new_york isbn
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