This special publication is the latest in a long line of books by Robert Scalapino, founder and former director of the Institute of East Asian Studies. In this work, he describes his career spent studying Asian nations while he highlights the extraordinary experiences he had during his travels throughout Asia. He also outlines his observations on several Asian nations, most notably Japan, China, and the two Koreas, and presents his expectations and hopes for their futures. In the course of recounting his forty years at Berkeley, spent during a period of major social change in the United States, he details his adventures in teaching on campus during the Vietnam War. These memoirs bring to life Scalapino's personal recollections of family and friends at home and abroad, with many an amusing tale. The book ends with "cautiously optimistic" reflections on our times.

About the Author

Robert A. Scalapino (19192011), Robson Research Professor of Government Emeritus, was the founding director of the Institute of East Asian Studies. Education: B.A. Santa Barbara College (now UC Santa Barbara), M.A. Harvard University, Ph.D. Harvard University

Preface vii

1. The early years 1
2. Eighteen months in the PacificThen back to academia 15
3. Life in Berkeley during the turbulent years and beyond 38
4. Interacting with Japan through the decades 57
5. Chinathe opening stages 71
6. My involvement with a rising China 90
7. The two Koreassaga of a divided nation 107
8. On the peripheries of Northeast Asia 128
9. IndochinaPast and present 144
10. Into the heartland of Southeast Asia 161
11. Exploring South Asia through the years 178
12. Reflections on our times 190

Index 199

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