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Asiaweek Magazine
An excellent site for contemporary articles
on Asian affairs.
BBC
Asia-Pacific News
Try this site for a British perspective
on Asian affairs.
Far Eastern Economic
Review
One of the more informative
journals on Asian politics, society and economics.
Nepal News
Daily news from Kathmandu, with links to
local and international news sources.
South China
Morning Post
A good source of
Asian news with your morning coffee.
The
Straits Times
See this site for news on South, Southeast
and Far East Asian issues.
TimeAsia
A very good site for Time Magazine articles
on contemporary Asian issues.
Asian Libraries Journal
Tables of contents and abstracts of articles
with particular reference to Asia.
Asian Historical Architecture
An informative and delightful site, presenting
a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage. Over 6100
photos of 431 sites in sixteen countries, with extensive background information
and 'virtual tours.'
Southeast Asain Languages and
Cultures
From the Center for Southeast Asian Studies,
Northern Illinois University, this site provides an interactive learning
resource for Southeast Asian languages, literatures, and cultures.
What's New?
For those interested in the latest developments
in Asian studies from "down under." Bills itself as the "world's
oldest Asian Studies online research facility.
Social Crisis in East
Asia
Searchable site on the social impact of
the economic crisis in East Asia. This World Bank site contains texts
of several papers, a "library" of documents on the cirisis as it impacts
education, health, ethnic strife, etc.
Ancient
History Timelines and Tables
Includes chronologies
for ancient civilizations in Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Korea.
Harvard-Yenching
Library
A good site for research materials and information
on China and Asia
Korean Studies
An A-Z site providing information on historical
and contemporary Korea.
The
SARS Epidemic
A comprehensive site examining the developmental
history, facts, myths and related policies of the SARS outbreak in Asia.
Includes reports from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and
Canada.
Southeast Asia Web
This searchable (by country and subject) site
provides links to historical information, contemporary reports, daily news
and teaching resources about Southeast Asian countries.
Australian
Government
Australia is very
active in Asian Studies. This Australian Government site focuses
on Asian politics and economics.
Asia For Educators
Produced by Columbia University's East
Asian Curriculum Project, this website offers an excellent selection of
Classroom materials and Teacher Guides for China and Japan.
Asia For Elementary
Students and Teachers
Provides links to teaching resources and
lesson plans on various Asian nations.
Asian Educational Media Service
AEMS provides a online searchable database,
teacher's guides, Asian images and a free newsletter.
Asian Maps
from National Geographic
A good searchable site for Asian
maps, and information (demographics, geography and climate.)
Asian
Maps (Again)
Another good searchable site for
Asian geography maps, and information (demographics, climate, culture,
country facts, historical maps, etc.)
Cornell
University Asian Resource Centers
Do you need materials
to supplement your teaching about South, Southeast or East Asia?
This site has everything you need -- from a huge video library to specific
curriculum units.
Education
About Asia
This is the website
for the excellent periodical, Education About Asia, sponsored by
The Association for Asian Studies.
Five
College Center for East Asian Studies
This site was created to improve the quality,
quantity, and distribution of resources for teaching about East Asia at
the college and precollege levels and to offer opportunities for precollege
educators to experience East Asian cultures firsthand. It offers
resources and lesson plans for teaching East Asia from the Elementary through
College level.
Forum on Asia in the
Curriculum
Devoted to improving the teaching of Asian
Studies, this site includes general news and announcements and information
on study tours, exchange programs, summer seminars, tips, syllabus and
module bank, and regional discussion groups.
Macau:
Cartographic Images
A selection of historical maps of Macau
from an exhibition at the Library of Congress.
SPICE The Stanford
Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) website supports
efforts to internationalize elementary and secondary school curricula
through the production of high-quality curriculum materials on international
and cross-cultural topics. SPICE has produced over 100 supplementary curriculum
units on Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the global
environment, and international political economy.