Ohio University OHIO Open Library Berita 2007 Berita Volume XXXI, Number 2 (2007) Ronald Provencher Follow this and additional works at: https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/berita Part of the Asian Studies Commons Recommended Citation Provencher, Ronald, "Berita Volume XXXI, Number 2 (2007)" (2007). Berita. 23. https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/berita/23 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by OHIO Open Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Berita by an authorized administrator of OHIO Open Library. For more information, please contact
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