At that time “Southeast Asia” was beginning to be much talked about
because ASEAN had just been founded, the Vietnam war was at its height,
and we Filipinos were being taught in school that our roots were really in
Southeast Asia and not America. During the early 60s, President Diosdado
Macapagal (Gloria M. Arroyo’s father) established a close relationship with
brother President Sukarno of Indonesia and attempted to form a coalition of
“Malayan” states called Maphilindo. Southeast Asian studies seemed to be
the wave of the future, and it seemed to have some “practical application,” so
I went for it. I applied to various institutions, among them Cornell, considered
the Mecca of Southeast Asian Studies. To my surprise came an offer of a PhD
scholarship from the Cornell Southeast Asia Program. Thankfully, a British historian there named Oliver Wolters had somehow decided that my
background in mathematics and enthusiasm for philosophy would make me a
decent historian despite my lack of undergraduate training in the discipline.
The legendary Jesuit historian Horacio de la Costa had never taught me the
craft.
At that time “Southeast Asia” was beginning to be much talked aboutbecause ASEAN had just been founded, the Vietnam war was at its height,and we Filipinos were being taught in school that our roots were really inSoutheast Asia and not America. During the early 60s, President DiosdadoMacapagal (Gloria M. Arroyo’s father) established a close relationship withbrother President Sukarno of Indonesia and attempted to form a coalition of“Malayan” states called Maphilindo. Southeast Asian studies seemed to bethe wave of the future, and it seemed to have some “practical application,” soI went for it. I applied to various institutions, among them Cornell, consideredthe Mecca of Southeast Asian Studies. To my surprise came an offer of a PhDscholarship from the Cornell Southeast Asia Program. Thankfully, a British historian there named Oliver Wolters had somehow decided that mybackground in mathematics and enthusiasm for philosophy would make me adecent historian despite my lack of undergraduate training in the discipline.The legendary Jesuit historian Horacio de la Costa had never taught me thecraft.
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