Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.special From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: EAST IS WEST Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 07:02:32 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: EAST IS WEST Publication Date: Sunday November 8, 1992 BYLINE: The photo essay by Leo Rubinfien ("A Map of the East," Oct. 4) has some fascinating photos of the real Asia. Is it not strange that we in California still use the term the East or even the Far East when we actually should say the Near West ? Japan is as close to us as Germany, but who in California would go to Japan by heading eastward? JAMES M. CARAHER San Diego This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM