General Resources
Belmont University Asian Studies General Resources Site
Association for Asian Studies maintains a constantly updated site called Asia Resources on the World Wide Web. in these categories: Asia General, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Videos, Journals/Newspapers, Dictionaries, Libraries, and Art. Resources in all disciplines. It is the standard in the field.
The East-West Center. This is a national resource and analysis center for Asia-Pacific Region. Specific research links at the site are: Politics and Security, Economics, Population and Health, Environment, Faculty Scholarship and Fellowship Awards and Grants. Here you will find the ASDP (Asian Studies Development Program) **BELMONT IS A REGIONAL CENTER INSTITUTION.and CTAPS (Consortium for Teaching Asia and Pacific Studies in Pre-collegiate Schools)
ASIANetwork. This a consortium of over a hundred North American colleges striving to strengthen the role of Asian Studies within the framework of liberal arts education to help prepare a new generation of undergraduates for a world in which Asian societies will play more and more prominent roles. **BELMONT IS A MEMBER INSTITUTION.
Asia in World History. This site has a set of resources for teaching Asia in global history.
Asian Art Museums in the U.S. This site has a set of online art and artifacts from some of the leading collections in the U.S.
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Asia-Pacific Global Resources. This site has an excellent search capacity. Featured links are: Daily announcements of new Asian-focus online resources, E-lists registry, On-line Asian Studies Journals and Newsletters, Online Bookshop for Asian Studies, Study Abroad Opportunities in Asia, Specific Regions Sub-Directory (e.g., East Asia, Central Asia) a Specific Country Sub-Directory (e.g., China, Japan, India), and Topical Sub-Directories (e.g., Chinese and Japanese Art History, Asian Public Health)
Asian Studies Index. This is a key site containing several hundred course syllabi for incorporating Asian Studies into the undergraduate curriculum. Sample syllabi in these disciplines: Accounting, Art, Asia/Comparative Studies, Asian Studies, Business Administration, Communications, East Asia, Economics, Education, English, Film, History, Infusion Models (for incorporating Asian materials into predominately Western-based courses), Languages, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sciences, Sociology, Social Work, Telecommunications, Theater and Performance, Women's Studies.
Asian Studies Links. Has aids for learning Chinese, aids for teaching about Asia, China books and periodicals, major libraries and virtual libraries, MUSEUMS with Asian image collections on-line, on-line maps, on-line newspapers, software, and TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES.
Asian Educational Media Service. This new service provides an annotated, searchable database of audio-visual media materials on Asia on a Web site; in addition, AEMS also maintains a free phone service to answer queries and a video collection on Asia for browsing. It is the goal of AEMS to provide a comprehensive and informative database of educational media materials on Asia which will assist instructors in their classroom teaching.
Asia Source. A basic resource on current events, special reports, history, experts, culture, art, country comparisons and bibliographies.
Ask Asia. AskAsia, an exciting, informative on-line source K-12 Asian and Asian American studies. Through the Internet, AskAsia offers easy, 24-hour access to high-quality, classroom-tested resources and cultural information, engaging games and activities, and links to relevant people, places, and institutions.
Asian Film. Recormendations for suitable films for classroom use by Judith Mims from, Eduation about Asia.
Asian Studies Mailing Lists. Here are a number of lists covering virtually all disciplinary interests.
Asia Video Resources on the World Wide Web. Up to date resources for all disciplines on Asia.
Facets Video. The leading library of foreign videos with search capability by title, director, actor, country, subject (e.g., 220 foreign films and videos under 'China')
Internet Movie Data Base. Largest single resource on the WWW for films, whether U.S. or foreign
Sinclair Library U of Hawaii . (videotapes list)Wong Audiovisual Center Holdings including documentaries, academic videos and films, images and slides, feature films, music by Asian country, artist, subject.
Timelines of Asia: China, Japan, India
