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I teach fourth grade and we focus on California history all year. In February we're planning a big research project on immigration. Oddly, many resources gloss over the Asian immigration to California. Sure, you can find stuff about internment camps, and the railroad, and the exclusion acts, but general immigration information isn't widely available. I found this website which documents immigrants from various Asian countries on Angel Island (near Alcatraz). The website has pictures, poetry, lesson plans, and links to reference materials, books for children, and educator resources. It also gives history of China, and the history of speciaif immigrant populations like China, Japan, India, Russia, and Phillipines.

http://www.kqed.org/w/pacificlink/

I plan on using this website, both as a reference of information for me, and as an opener to the unit to show my students that videos and pictures associated with Asian immigration to CAl.[Edit by="aronan on Dec 11, 2:51:57 PM"][/Edit]

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This is a website I've used with my students. I like to use the "Get a Chinese Name" part of the website. Students put in their name, birthdate, and some character traits, and they get their name in Chinese and their astrological sign. I don't know Chinese, and I'm sure the names aren't all that accurate, but my students enjoy it nonetheless. I have them make bookmarks. They write their name in Chinese and draw their astrological symbol.

Another tool is the Chinese abacus. I haven't used it with students yet, but I think it's done well. It's simple enough for younger students to experiment with.

Overall, this website is teacher and student friendly.

Mandarin Tools

[Anonymous]

I was just learning how to do chinese calligraphy after the course with Prof. Yang and found a website that I thought was very helpful in learning techniques of writing. <http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01780/painting-calligraphy/brush-strokes.htm>

I didnt know to make dots, for example, there was so much complexity to them - the same with writing lines. I'm trying it out, but it's HARD. Any suggestions for those who are skilled at writing?

[Anonymous]

For those interested in learning the Korean alphabet, I found a great website.

Alphabet

It's student (and teacher) friendly. As you scroll over each letter, you can hear the pronunciation.

The only downside is that it doesn't show how to put the letters together to make Korean words.

[Anonymous]

Korean Village Folk Museum

This is the website from a Korean Folk Village. I actually visited this place in 2004 and had really fond memories of it, so I was looking forward to exploring the website. It is well organized and eye pleasing. Each section has a couple of paragraphs explaining different aspects of traditional Korean culture, so it is certainly a useful site for students doing research. The language might be a little difficult for younger children to understand, but I think it would be all right for middle and high school students.

There are pictures, but I think there could have been a lot more. The one thing that stands out in my mind from my visit was the Korean candy maker pulling honey into strings. They should have a picture of him!

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http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/sandt/bjairup.html

I used this link with my students to talk about smog and air quality and abatement in Beijing in preparation for the upcoming Olympics. If you're interested in the chemistry and science of smog, you may find this site useful.[Edit by="kkung on Dec 12, 9:07:54 PM"][/Edit]

[Anonymous]

I was asked by one of students to find when China will celebrate New Year? Any guess ? any way ,I tried on internet & got many interesting informations .Their year starts with a different date like 2008 will start on 7 feb 2008.Also each year is connected with an animal as well . all such interesting informations are available on:

http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html

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http://www.chinesefortunatecalendar.com/cfestivals.html

http://www.Travelchinaguide.com

Above sites are having all information on the colourful chinese festivals ,traditions & holidays.If you are planning to travel or working on some project on culture of china these are must.

[Anonymous]

http://www.japan.org/trends/science/index.html

Japan is a country which has done a lot in the area of science & technology. specially in this century.Just in last 50 years they have got such a rapid advancement.This site is giving wide range of information on science developments in japan such as internet umbrella, world,s smallest humanoid robot etc.

[Anonymous]

Japanese Manga or comics have become a face of japan in the world. Whether youngones or grownups all are fascinated by manga equally.Same way Tale of Genji is so popular that even UNESCO site is having complete text available in english .So go ahead & grab it:

http://www.unesco.org/genji/en/index/shtml

http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/manga.shtml

http://www.hikyaku.com/mamga/fansitg.html

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http://www.jref.com/language

I heard so much about Manga & tale of Genji that I thought , I should try to learn japanese language now, to understand it deeply.In that search i got above site .It has all that a beginner will require.It starts in a very organised manner & give a real learning experience.So go for it enjoy manga & genji.

[Anonymous]

The following website

https://www.aasianst.org/EAA/silkroad.htm "The Silk Road" by Morris Rossabi is an "oldy but goody" from 1999.
( Education About Asia, Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 1999)

It gives great ideas on how to teach about cultural diffusion and the ebb and flow of China's "open door" and "closed door" policies through the dynasties using the Silk Road. I have used it in the past to give me ideas on people like Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘; pinyin: Xuán Zàng; Wade-Giles: Hsüan-tsang) the Chinese monk who went to India for 17 years and brought back the Buddhist texts during the Tang dynasty. I like the following quote about how to use the Silk Road in teaching about everything from economics, silk, to government, to merging cultures, to disease, to religion.

"Study of the Silk Roads offers opportunities to consider major themes in Asian history—the significance of trade, the spread of religions, the diffusion of technologies and artistic motifs, and the development of powerful military forces and empires. Yet perhaps even more appealing for students is the cast of characters directly involved in Silk Roads history. Teachers will certainly wish to select their own casts, but a brief description of figures in each of the four periods designated earlier may prove useful. One caveat: four of the following eight are real figures, and the rest are composites, though the latter reflect the activities and times of attested individuals who traveled along the Silk Roads but who did not leave written accounts."

[Anonymous]

I came across this website in looking for current info on Asia. I could see using this interactive map when comparing China during middle ages with today. It lists population, agriculture, GDP, per capita income etc.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/china-map.html

When you pass your cursor over each province you can access specific information. The website also publishes for Chinese readers at:

http://www.atchinese.com/

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[Anonymous]

This might already be here, but there's too many to look through.

http://www.askasia.org/teachers/lessons/

I was just looking for lesson plans for my chemistry class regarding asia and I ran into this one online. It's a list of 50 different lesson plans on Asia. I think it's great especially for the social science teachers. Although I can not use these directly myself, I can apply some of their ideas into the lesson plans that I have already created or will develop.

[Anonymous]

I would be suprised if this wasn't already listed as a GREAT resource, especially for those of us in the Teaching about Asia Seminar. Using new media and exposing my students to authenic, real documents, photos, maps, transcripts is something I'm always striving to do. Elementary students gain so much insight using primary sources as ways to jump into topics. This photo library of Meiji era Japan artifacts, as well as maps, and photographs is an incredible classroom resource for bringing primary sources to students.

I'd use the photos to have my students compare and contrast different eras in Japan, as well, as using map skills to write about urban development.

http://www.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/old_pic/index-e.html

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