And in particular, I'm interested to understand why some people, not all, by no means, but some people in postcolonial Asia still hold on to a somewhat romanticized view of the colonial past, see it through kind of rose-tinted lenses as perhaps a time that was benevolent or nice or pleasant, even though historians know the realities of the violence and the oppression and the darker side of that entire colonial experience.
En particular, me interesa comprender por qué algunas personas, no todas, por supuesto, pero algunas personas, en la Asia poscolonial, aún se aferran a una idea algo idealizada del pasado colonial, rememorándolo a través de lentes tintadas de rosa como quizás una época benevolente, agradable o placentera, a pesar de que los historiadores conocen la realidad violenta, opresiva y la peor cara de la época colonial.