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Asian nonalignment (NA) originated in the att's of Asian nat'lists toward inter-European conflicts. As long as the West refused to accept NA as a viable policy for the new nations of Asia, the inherent diff's of att's & emphases in policy among them remained subdued. With the gradual acceptance of NA by the great powers, the diff's among the nonaligned have become manifest. A new challenge is posed to the foreign policies of the new nations of Asia by the emergence of China as a major power. In the changed situation, the erstwhile att's remain only partly relevant; there is greater awareness of the inevitable role of power in internat'l pol. The search in Asia today is for an independent Asian balance of power. In so far as the extent of the role of non-Asian great powers in this balance remains undetermined, a new problem exists of getting Asian NA accepted by outside powers. HA.

Asian nonalignment originated in the attitudes of Asian nationalists toward inter-European conflicts. As long as the West refused to accept nonalignment as a viable policy for the new nations of Asia, the inherent differences of attitudes and emphases in policy among them remained subdued. With the gradual acceptance of nonalignment by the great powers, the differences among the nonaligned have become manifest. A new challenge is posed to the foreign policies of the new na tions of Asia by the emergence of China as a major power. In the changed situation, the erstwhile attitudes remain only partly relevant; there is a greater awareness of the inevitable role of power in international politics. The search in Asia today is for an independent Asian balance of power. In so far as the extent of the role of non-Asian great powers in this balance re mains undetermined, a new problem exists of getting Asian non alignment accepted by outside powers.

The diversity of Asian-American culture & the adverse impact of stereotyping on their assimilation into US society are described. Of twenty different Asian-American groups, demographic data are provided for the most numerous -- those of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Pilipino, & Southeast-Asian origin. Stratification within these communities, widely divergent access to education & subsequent upward mobility, & the impact of historical events such as the Japanese internment in WWII & the recent influx of Southeast-Asian refugees, are all analyzed. The heterogeneity of Asian-American culture & the volatility of group status given wide fluctuations in US foreign policy are emphasized. 2 Tables. Modified HA.