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Essay Archive - Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
When thinking of Southeast Asia you think mostly of chop souey, the
Vietnam war, jungles, and very poor people. People don't think of the
culture that developed and art that was created there.
Southeast Asia is a modern, geographical term used to define the
approximate location of territories to the south and the east of India and
China. Those countries are North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Portuguese Timor,
and the Philippines. Though all of these countries have a very mixed
cultural base, it is mostly an "Indianized" area....
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