This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

This report concerns the political developments and bilateral relations of Nepal with the United States. Nepal has been described as a yam between two boulders. Nepal's geopolitical status as a small, landlocked buffer state situated between two Asian giants - India and China - has severely constrained its foreign policy and trade options. Although Nepal has sought to maintain friendly relations with both neighbors, its cultural, linguistic, religious and economic ties with India historically have been much closer than those with China.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing a recent report on Jute in Pakistan and India with heeded advice.

A discussion with Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar on how questions are formed in Lamkang.

Rev. Renghong Khular, the founder of Lamkang Naga Baptist Association-LNBA sharing the story of forming a village and founding the LNBA. This narrative was collected as part of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research by Sumshot Khular.

Sankhil Shetphong of Thamlapokpi sings and explains the meaning of the folk song Reite Penang and “Khuungpaar Laa”. The song translates as follows: Flower bloom but we don’t know when they disappear. After they bloom as they disappear from the whole mountain range. [areiyo paar re, reite penang paar ee]. This recording was made as part of Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research project collection by Sumshot Khular.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

A photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an accusation made by Senator William Proxmire, an accident in Yugoslavia involving a jetliner, and a meeting of the Indian parliament.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam. Donnu Sankhil, Swamy Tholung Ksen, Rengpu Rex Khullar and Sumshot Khular discussing the Lamkang verbs with Shobhana Chelliah and David A. Peterson.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Interview with John Reas, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from New Albany, Indiana, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Reas discusses his assignment to the Houston and prewar operations in the Pacific, the start of the war and convoy duty, being bombed by 54 Japanese planes, the Battle of Sunda Strait, the sinking, capture by the Japanese, experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Thanbyuzayat, work on the Burma Railway, the USS Houston Survivors List, liberation, and life after the war. In appendix is the USS Houston Survivors list, letters of his regarding the list, brief accounts written by Reas of different experiences in the war, a letter by Lanson H. Harris confirming how the list was given to OSS officers, and a photo of Reas' wallet that he carried through the war.

This is a conference handout titled 'Discovering Tibeto-Burman Linguistic History Through Pre 20th Century Meithei Manuscripts' containing a brief introduction, 4 tables, and references. The handout discusses 7 features of Manipuri manuscripts: number and genre, script, dating, authorship, housing and ownership, paper and condition, and status in the culture. This handout was used at the Ninth Seminar for the International Association for Tibetan Studies in a panel on Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages and Tibeto-Burman Reconstruction in Leiden, The Netherlands, on June 26th, 2000.

Recording of informal conversation in a family home.

Recording of informal conversation in a family home.

Recording of a conversation with an unknown child.

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling, updating them on the children at home.