Online Curriculum Units
While we develop our own curriculum units, we'd like to recommend
a few educational sites that offer online curricula, teacher's guides
and other useful information on Japan, China, and Korea:
The American Forum for Global Education's online guides: Spotlight on Japan, China Project, Spotlight on Confucius
Yale University's Programs in International Education and Research online guides for Japan and China
Columbia University's Asia for Educators
The National Clearinghouse for US-Japan Studies at Indiana University
Five College Center for East Asian Studies (FCCEAS) Japan Studies Leadership Program
Stanford University's Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE)
The Asia Society's AskAsia instructional resources For Educators and a special unit on China, Visible Traces
The University of Maryland's site on the History of China
The University of Texas at Austin's site on Maps of Asia
Links
To keep up with what's happening with East Asia in the US, visit:
The Asia Society and their informational pages Asia Source
The Japan Society
China Institute
The Korea Society
Other sites and online news about Japan
Look Japan - an online maganize with articles in English on all aspects of life in Japan
Look Japan's links to Japanese sites
Japan Today a daily online news source about Japan
About Japanese Language A commercial site that guides visitors to over 700 sites on Japanese language
Other sites and online news about China
Other sites and online news about KoreaSouth China Morning Post - an award winning online magazine about China in English
Inside China Today - an online magazine for English-speaking readers who have business, cultural, academic, travel and other interests in China.
The China Experience a Cultural Index to China
Virtual Tours of China links to sites with virtual tours of the Forbidden City and many other places in China
The Korea Herald on the web - an online version of the widely read English language daily
The Korea Times - an online daily in English
Intercultural Institute of California's Korean Studies Page