Angilee Shah
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Angilee Shah is a Los Angeles-based journalist who writes about globalization, politics and conflict. Her work has appeared in the Far Eastern Economic Review, Miller-McCune Magazine and Asia Pacific Arts, as well as on the Global Voices and The China Beat blogs. She is the former editor of the press review AsiaMedia. You can read more of her work at angileeshah.com.

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What Obama Missed in Indonesia

Posted November 19, 2010 | 15:09:53 (EST)

President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia was cut short because of volcanic ash, but what he missed was an annual tradition that says a lot about a country relatively unfamiliar to most Americans. Indonesia marks Heroes' Day every Nov. 10 to commemorate extraordinary service to the nation.

Among those considered...

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