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Cornell University

Southeast Asia Program

Teaching Materials

SEAP outreach offers both physical and digital Southeast Asian studies teaching materials for educators at all levels, from elementary to postsecondary. The materials cover the history, geography, and cultures of Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. 

We welcome you to explore our culture kits, Lending library, cultural programming, curriculum guides and lesson plans, and educational films.

Find out more about the Einaudi Center's teaching materials and other opportunities for educators.

Culture Kits

Make your teaching about Southeast Asia tangible and real to your students. Check out a trunk full of fascinating objects, maps, outfits, cooking implements, picture books, music, posters, puppets and other cultural artifacts from a specific Southeast Asian country.

You can set up your own classroom or school display or use the objects as hands-on props when teaching. We will work with you to select items, including books and videos/DVDs, most appropriate for your lesson plans or class project. We can ship books and DVDs, but not culture kits at this time. We currently offer culture kits from the following countries:

  • Burma/Myanmar kit

  • Cambodia kit
  • Indonesian kit
  • Laos kit
  • Malaysia and Singapore kit
  • Pan SEAsia kit
  • Philippines kit
  • Thailand kit
  • Vietnam kit

Please visit the Lending Library page for information on how to arrange a loan.

Culture Kits

Cultural Programming

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Do you have a live visit in mind?

We will work with you to arrange a visit, lecture, or performance by Latin American, South Asia, and Southeast Asia specialists, visiting scholars, visiting artists, or upper-level graduate students.

Questions? Email the Einaudi Center’s outreach coordinator. 

Curriculum Guides and Lesson Plans

SEAP outreach offers both physical and digital Southeast Asian studies teaching materials for educators at all levels, from elementary to postsecondary. The materials cover the history, geography, and cultures of Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. 

Lesson Plans

Find curriculum guides and lesson plans for educators of all levels archived on eCommons.

Teaching Materials

Interested in materials like books, movies, music, and culture kits? Find out more about our Lending Library and the Einaudi Center's range of teaching materials and opportunities for educators.

Resources at Cornell

Resources Outside Cornell

Educational Films

We are pleased to offer two short documentary films on Vietnam and Vietnamese culture. 

These engaging films with accompanying discussion guides are intended for use in middle school, high school, and undergraduate classrooms. Students who view them will benefit by learning about diverse communities and cultures in Vietnam. They will look at Vietnam and the controversies around U.S./Vietnam relations from multiple perspectives and synthesize conflicting views, broaden their understanding of Vietnam, and reflect critically on their own assumptions about Vietnam. 

Vietnam's Food Systems: This film explores Vietnam’s historical cuisine, agricultural landscape, and climate challenges. It is intended to be used with the downloadable discussion guide in middle school, high school, and undergraduate classrooms.

Vietnam: A Changing Nation: This film explores Vietnam’s rising economy, modern society, and religious traditions. It is intended to be used with the downloadable discussion guide in middle school, high school, and undergraduate classrooms.

Vietnam food systems
Vietnam a changing nation