▁Writ ers ▁and ▁their ▁Work ▁series , ▁wrote ▁on ▁Charles ▁Bras ch ▁and ▁Dan ▁Dav in , ▁and ▁edited ▁Bras ch ' s ▁mem oir , ▁Ind ire ctions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁L itt D . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Ber tr am ▁published ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁ref lections ▁on ▁New ▁Zealand ▁writers ▁in ▁Fl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Phoenix . ▁ ▁Asian ▁Studies ▁advoc acy ▁Academ ic ▁interests ▁were ▁even ly ▁divided ▁between ▁Ber tr am ' s ▁Cl ough - Ar n old ▁project ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁strong ▁wish ▁to ▁promote ▁Asian ▁studies ▁at ▁Victoria . ▁In ▁earlier ▁years ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁he ▁had ▁run ▁evening ▁classes ▁on ▁China , ▁Japan ▁and ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁affairs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁Car neg ie ▁travel ▁grant ▁to ▁prepare ▁an ▁extended ▁report ▁on ▁both ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Oriental ▁Studies ▁as ▁taught ▁in ▁North ▁American ▁univers ities . ▁He ▁was ▁however ▁un success ful ; ▁when ▁the ▁university ▁did ▁make ▁an ▁appointment ▁in ▁Asian ▁Studies , ▁the ▁university ▁chose ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁any ▁major ▁Asian ▁language . ▁ ▁Return ▁vis its ▁to ▁China ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Ber tr am ▁visited ▁China ▁again ▁with ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁cultural ▁group . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁government ' s ▁inv itation ▁came ▁to ▁Or mond ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁former ▁labour ▁MP , ▁and ▁to ▁R . ▁A