Asian Heritage Resources

Southeast Asia Resources:
Indonesia:
http://indonesia.elga.net.id/
http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/SEAsia/internet/Indon.html
http://www.indianchild.com/interesting_facts_about_indonesia.htm
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-3112136-MYK
http://www.expat.or.id/info/art.html
Philippines:
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_philippines.html
http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/index.asp#
http://www.marimari.com/content/philippines/best_of/culture.html
http://www.pia.gov.ph/philinfo/
Singapore:
http://www.marimari.com/content/singapore/best_of/main.html
http://app.www.sg/index.asp
http://www.sg/explore/symbols.htm
Malaysia:
http://www.geographia.com/Malaysia/main.html
http://www.marimari.com/content/malaysia/best_of/main.html
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_malaysia.html
Brunei:
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_brunei.html
http://www.marimari.com/content/brunei/index.html
http://www.lycos.com/info/brunei.html
Myanmar:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar
Thailand:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand
Laos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos
Vietnam:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam
Cambodia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia
Notable Info:
1. Douglas Jung, O.C. was born in Victoria, British Columbia on February 24, 1924. He has many firsts to his credit. On June 10, 1957, he gained the distinction of being the first Canadian of Chinese extraction to have been elected a Member of Parliament;
2. David Lam is the first Asian-Canadian Lieutenant Governor in Canada
3. Mandarin is a Chinese language spoken by 1120 million people in over 10 countries in the world. These countries include: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, S. Africa, Taiwan and Thailand
Here are useful teaching sites for Asian Heritage lessons:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/print.htm
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edmulticult.htm
http://multicultural.mrdonn.org/Asian.html
Central Asia Resources:
Tajikstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbeckistan
http://www.advantour.com/
http://www.advantour.com/tajikistan/index.htm
http://www.advantour.com/turkmenistan/index.htm
http://www.advantour.com/uzbekistan/index.htm
http://flagspot.net/flags/uz.html
http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/turkmen/history/hist_cult.html
http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/regional/reading.shtml
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/tajikistanupdate/
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/tajikistanupdate/historicalmaps.htm#hsf
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ti.html
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-73623/Turkmenistan
Afghanistan:
http://www.public.asu.edu/~apnilsen/afghanistan4kids/index2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
http://www.afghan-web.com/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107264.html
Iran:
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/314/27/
http://www.mamalisa.com/world/iran.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0932447.html
Kazakhstan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html
http://www.rainbowkids.com/HTMLFiles.aspx?page=KazakhstanAct
http://aboutkazakhstan.com/
South Asia:
http://www.proteacher.com/090066.shtml
http://www.historyteacher.net/GlobalStudies/SoAsia_Culture.htm
http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu91/6l.asp
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/asian/culture/culture.htm
India
http://www.culturopedia.com/contents.html
http://www.diehardindian.com/demogrph/moredemo/artcraft.htm
http://www.indianartcircle.com/
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/india.htm
Sri Lanka
http://www.info.lk/srilanka/srilankaculture/srilankaart.htm
http://www.lankalibrary.com/rit.html
Nepal
http://nepal.saarctourism.org/culture-religion.html/
http://www.visitnepal.com/nepal_information/
Bangladesh
http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/culture/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bangladeshi_culture
Pakistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan#Society_and_culture
http://www.pak.gov.pk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pakistani_culture
Bhutan
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/6708/
East Asia: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
China:
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHIINRES.HTM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/18902.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107411.html
http://www.tooter4kids.com/china/fun_facts_about_china.htm
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/china.html
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/china.htm
Japan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107666.html
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Japan/interesting_facts.htm
http://web-japan.org/factsheet/
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/japan_for_kids.htm
Korea:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107690.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
http://www.korea.net/korea/korea.asp
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Social_Studies/World_Cultures/Asia/Korea/
Taiwan:
http://www.rainbowkids.com/HTMLFiles.aspx?page=TaiwanAct
http://www.mamalisa.com/world/taiwan.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
The Pacific Islands:
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/Asian.html
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ogden/piir/gen.html
South Asian Books:
http://www.southasianbooks.org/
The following are most famous things these islands are known for;
Melanasia islands:
New Guinea: art, dance, weaponry, woodcarving
Papua New Guinea: Cannibalism
Maluku: spices (nutmeg, mace, clove)
Papua: endangered animals
New Caledonia: sandalwood, blackbirding (using slaves for sugar cane picking)
Vanuatu: Pottery
Fiji: Pottery, James Cook
Solomon Islands: football
Micronesia Islands:
Marianas: plants, grasses, vegetation
Guam: Chamorro culture, dance, sea navigation, cooking, games: batu, chonka, estuleks and bayegu
Wake Island: launching platform for missles
Palau: pop music
Marshall Islands: canoe building
Kiribati: music, martial arts, dance
Nauru: catching noddy birds, football
Federated States of Micronesia: stone money “rai stone”
Polynesian Islands:
New Zealand: kappa haka carving, weaving, wakauma (canoe racing)
American/Samoa: sasa dance, siva dance, tattoos for men and women
Tonga: rugby
Tuvalu: kilikiti (cricket), fatele dance, takanu, takaseasea
Cook Islands: Rugby
French Polynesia: Tahitian pearls
Easter Island: moai (statues) of stone