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Made in Hong Kong

News article; Hong Kong is the location of many American-based clothing companies, including Seattle's Generra Sportswear.

U.S.A. is Gone From Firms' Labels

Seattle sportswear companies like Pacific Trail and REI are outsourcing manufacturing to Asian countries. Roffe is one of the few companies that still manufactures locally.

The Sound of the Mountain

From the hills beyond his garden, there sounded in Shing's ears the murmur of approaching death. Muffled and foreboding, it mingled with his uncertain emotions - the affection (or sexual desire?) he feels for his daughter-in-law, the disappointments…

Japan the Beautiful and Myself: The 1968 Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

The 1968 Nobel Prize acceptance speech of Yasunari Kawabata