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Norman served as a diplomat for the Canadian government simultaneously, throughout this period of his scholarly output. In 1947-49, he served as a private tutor for Prince Mikasa, one of the Shôwa Emperor's younger brothers.
Norman served as a diplomat for the Canadian government simultaneously, throughout this period of his scholarly output. In 1947-49, he served as a private tutor for Prince Mikasa, one of the Shôwa Emperor's younger brothers.
In 1951-52, the Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR), one of the preeminent international organizations devoted to East Asian Studies at that time, became a target of anti-Communist investigations in the United States led by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Norman became implicated within these investigations after Karl August Wittfogel, a historian of China, former Marxist and now fierce anti-Communist, gave testimony on August 7, 1951, that he knew Norman to have been actively a Communist in 1938. In total, 46 individuals associated with the IPR were implicated in this manner.<!--incl. John King Fairbank-->
He served his country in that role during the Suez Crisis of 1956-57. Norman committed suicide in Cairo shortly afterwards, in 1957; his persecution by the team of US Senator Joseph McCarthy, who accused Norman of Communist sympathies, is said to have contributed significantly to Norman's decision to end his life.
He served his country in that role during the Suez Crisis of 1956-57. Norman committed suicide in Cairo shortly afterwards, in 1957; his persecution by the team of US Senator Joseph McCarthy, who accused Norman of Communist sympathies, is said to have contributed significantly to Norman's decision to end his life.