In January 1921, Sawyer met with Dr. Victor Heiser, the director of RF operations in the East. Heiser asked him to come along on a three-month tour of the RF public health sites in southeast Asia, and Sawyer agreed, though it meant missing the birth of his son (who arrived on March 23). His letters to his wife describe the public health work, the various cultures and customs encountered and the rigors of traveling, including the inevitable communication lag. (Sawyer finally returned home to Brisbane on May 3rd.)
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