UCLA East Asian Studies Center
Asia via the Web
Afghan Cultural Information Center
Information from popular culture (e.g. films and music) to politics and economics. Includes essays from recent visitors and the news dispatches of various groups.
EAAN (East Asia Archaeological Network) is a discussion list devoted to East Asian archaeological issues. Send <sub eaan> to <listserv@ccat.sas.upenn.edu>.
Click here to see an annotated of list of Asian-art related websites.
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration. The members of ASEAN are Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The Secretariat of the Association is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. This website includes information about various ASEAN activities and includes links to member nation sites.
Australia-ASEAN Relations
Prepared by Oliver Mann, this is an annotated bibliography of sources pertaining to Australia's relationship with ASEAN.
Click here to see a list of sites which address Asia generally, or which contain information about more than a single culture or country.
Look for more specialized centers (e.g. the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies) under country or regional headings.
East Asia Bulletin
Harvard University's John K. Fairbank East Asian Studies CenterTo receive a free email subscription to the East Asia Bulletin, send a message to majordomo@fas.harvard.edu. Leave the Subject line blank and include only the following text in the body of the message: subscribe eab-list
Ohio State University
Includes information on Ming dynasty studies (China) and works on Asia in English.
USC/UCLA Joint Center in East Asian Studies
Features details on faculty research, teaching resources, and links to the East Asian Studies Center at USC and UCLA's Center for Chinese Studies, Center for Japanese Studies, Center for Korean Studies, Center for Pacific Rim Studies, and the Center for East/West Medicine.
University of Texas at Austin
Australia-ASEAN relations site
A bibliography of works on Australia's relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Australia WWW VL
Centre for the Study of Australia-Asia Relations
Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
News from Bangladesh
Academy of Media and Information Technology, Bangladesh
This is an impressive site and includes a great deal of commentaries. There is also a potentially useful link permitting the sending of a fax message within Dhaka. http://www.bangla.net/bd_news
A colorful site, click on the opening graphic to enter.
Library of (the United States) Congress, The
The LOC is also included in the libraries classification, but because the LOC has an extensive program underway to digitize the public domain portion of its holdings it is a rich source for books, pamphletes, speeches and more.
On-line Books Page, The
This is a catalog of texts available on-line, including those offered by Project Gutenberg.
Project Gutenberg
These electronic texts are generally those in the public domain. Copyrights expire after seventy-five years and then works enter the public domain. In addition to works by Mark Twain and others you can find Asia-related titles such as The Confucian Analects, The Art of War, The Tao Te Ching (Daode Jing), Qu'ran (Koran), Ramayana, and Bhagavad Gita. Project Gutenberg has led the way in making such works available to internet users. Recommendation: choose a nearby download site and choose to download "zip" (compressed) files to speed up the process.
Publishers/Booksellers
Amazon
The best known on-line bookstore features reviews, some discounts, and a searchable database.
Heian International
A California firm, Heian offers a range of Asia-focused titles, including ones on philosophy, religion, literature, health, and customs.
Excellent source for readable histories, classics in translations, and more.
University Presses
Offers a searchable database of the listings of many different presses .
A. Charles Muller's philosophy site
Resources for the Study of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, includes Muller's translations of philosophical documents. Maintained by A. Charles Muller, Toyo Gakuen University.
Bibliography of works on Zen (Chan, Son), 1977-92
Part of the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism website.
Chinese Buddhist Texts
This excellent new resource, downloadable for local use. Wittern includes his resume as well, demonstrating another potential use for the Web.
Discussion list
Send SUB BUDDHA-L Firstname Lastname to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.eduThis is the web home of the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism, based in Kyoto, Japan. The site includes links to electronic texts, guides to teachers, and more.
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
This is one of the top internet sites on Asia. Includes a huge variety of articles and resources.
Sakyadhita
(The International Association for Buddhist Women)UCLA East Asian Languages and Cultures Department -- Resource Guide
Go to Prof. Robert Buswell's resource guide. Buswell is chair of the Department and Director of the Korea Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Revised and extended by Buswell's UCLA colleague William Bodiford.
Aung San Suu Kyi
CNN Profile
Free Burma Coalition collection of interview transcripts and sound filesBiography
CNN Newsmaker Profile of Aung San Suu Kyi, opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner
Supported by George Soros's Open Society Institute, this website has information on various Project-supported activities (radio broadcasts to Burma, a bimonthly publication and more) as well as news from and about Burma. The site also offers background readings and links to maps and additional resources.
Maps
1996 U.S. Government Map of Burma
(political)
1996 U.S. Government Map of Burma (relief)Papers of Gordon H. Luce
(1889-1979)
National Library of Australia, AustraliaA listing of the papers (MS 6574) of the eminent Burma scholar, Professor Gordon Luce (1889-1979).
Business
Go to Economics
for business-related links.
Beauty and Darkness: Cambodia in Modern History
Bruce Sharp oversees this site which has many contributers. It includes photographs, essays (some original and some collected from news groups), and more. The focus is on the Khmer Rouge era and the subsequent efforts to rebuild the nation.
This site offers a sanitized, but rich look at Cambodia's past and present. It includes a Yellow Pages directory of businesses and a news and events section. The maps section is useful and there is also a gallery of high resolution photographs.
CIA Factbook resources on Cambodia
Destination Cambodia (Lonely Planet Press)
Lonely Planet Press is well known for its guides aimed at more adventurous travellers. This site includes quite a lot of information about Cambodia's history, culture, and current situation.
Access to all parts of each issue of the paper requires a subscription and password, but some issues are available to all who visit and a portion of each issue is available to visitors.
The Royal Embassy of Cambodia (Washington, D.C., USA)
This official government site offers press releases, a copy of the constitution, and statistical data.
United States State Department report on human rights in Cambodia in 1996
The US government noted that while there was no systematic government campaign of violence, there were many cases of government officials illegally killing, torturing, or otherwise abusing citizens.
Links to a wide variety of sites, including ones focused on history, literature, current events, politics, and economic development. Part of this "Asia via the Web" series.
The US Census Bureau website includes this valuable resource, which provides searchable and downloadable access to information on more than 200 countries and regions.
This is an excellent database of articles concerning demography (including Chinese population trends).
Nobel Peace Prize winners and other information
gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:70/11/peace/timor.gopher/
Click here to see the JEASC annotated list of economics and business websites. Note that sites focusing on individual countries and regions are also included in the pages for those places.
Click here to see the JEASC annotated list of education-related websites. This includes sites focused on the needs and interests of elementary and secondary school teachers and students.
An excellent website, this resource includes many Japanese films and Western films dealing with Asia. Unfortunately, only the most famous Asian directors are included here.
American Historical Association
The largest historical society in the United States. Publishes a quarterly journal and a monthly (during the academic year) newsletter. The former includes book and film reviews and the latter includes articles on teaching approaches and publishing/academic/archival trends. The newsletter also features job and fellowship listings.
History of East Asian Science,
This discussion list is edited by Nathan Sivin -- the doyen of American scholars of Chinese science, based at the University of Pennsylvania Send SUB EASCI Firstname Lastname to lstsrv@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
A rich and easy to use site where many historical documents (though few on Asia) can be readily downloaded.
H-Net Discussion Lists
These are wonderful scholarly cybercommunities. On those I've been a member of (H-Asia, H-Urban, and H-Rural), discussions were lively and probing. Membership consists mainly of college faculty and graduate students, but other teachers are also welcome. Undergraduates are eligible for membership with the approval of their history professors. The lists feature discussions of research issues, bibliographic matters, and teaching strategies as well as reviews of books and films, and job announcements.
Hong Kong
Click here for an annotated guide to sites on Hong Kong.
Links to Amnesty International and other organizations.
Bombay is the center of the Indian film industry (which produces more films than any other country). This database presumes some familiarity with Bollywood films and personalities, but is easy to use. It includes photos and reviews.
This is a lovingly created site on a dynamic city in West Bengal. Among the site's attractions is a rich collection of photographs. You'll also have access to maps, weather information and more.
Discussion list
Send SUB INDIA-L Firstname Lastname to listserv@utarlvml.bitnet
Documents
ftp ccftp.kyoto-su.ac.jp/pub/doc/sanskrit/ramayana
Economic Information
Send SUB INDIA-E firstname lastname to listserv@indnet.bgse.edu
India Express (newspaper)
India Related Links
University of Alberta, Canada -- a wonderful resource
http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~srinivas/indial.htmlIndia Yellow Pages and India Business Directory
Contains 1000s of Indian business with details of their activity and key person details.
This is the UCLA South Asian Studies website, supervised by history professor Vinay Lal. History, religion, social issues, and more are discussed on these pages. There are maps, other graphics, and ample suggestions for further reading. Recommended.
This English language daily is published in Calcutta and is the city's oldest daily newspaper. There's news, features, commentary, and more.
Antara Kita, electronic newsletter
editor: John MacDougall: apakabar@clark.netDiscussion list:
Send SUB Indonesia-L Firstname Lastname to:
majordomo@igc.apc.orgIndonesia WWW VL
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/IndonPages/WWWVL-Indonesia.htmlPeriodicals on Indonesia
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/specialproj/ajc/ind/indonesia-jrnls.html
International Affairs Resources
Ambitious plan, but currently a weak site.
Discussion list
Send SUB ISLAM-L Firstname Lastname to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
Japan
Click here to see annotated links to Japan-related websites.
Click here for access to an annotated list of sites on Korea-related subjects.
Laos WWW VL
http://www.monash.edu.au/ftp/pub/bane_lao/laoweb/laoVL.htm
Libraries -- With Particularly Good Asia Collections
Special Note: East Asian Libraries Cooperative World-Wide Web
Cooperative effort which features links to non-library sites as well. http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu
Columbia University [NOTIS system]
Telnet to COLUMBIANET.COLUMBIA.EDU (128.59.40.154). Select 3 for "CLIO Plus - Library Catalogs". Then select sub-menu item number 1 for "CLIO: Columbia Libraries Information Online," which is the Columbia library catalog itself. To exit, type STOP at command line, then hit Internet escape key.
Cornell University [NOTIS system]
The John Echols Collection is available through Cornell University. To reach Cornell, TN3270 to CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (128.253.1.19), type <return> at login and password, and at CP READ, type LIBRARY. Type x to exit. Kroch Asian Library http://www.library.cornell.edu/Asia/AsiaKroch/asia_homepage.html
Harvard University
Telnet to HOLLIS.HARVARD.EDU (128.103.60.31). Press <return> when Mitek Server screen appears. Type hollis on the Harvard University/Office of Information Technology screen. Or TN3270 to HOLLIS HARVARD.EDU (128.103.60.31). To exit from telnet, type Internet escape xx or from TN3270, type Internet escape.
Illinois, University of
UI Chicago Circle access to the Chicago Public Library http://cpl.lib.uic.edu
Michigan, University of [NOTIS system]
Telnet to HERMES.MERIT.EDU (35.1.1.6). At HOST? prompt, respond MIRLYN; at terminal type request, type VT100. At University of Michigan screen, press <return>. To exit, press Internet escape key.
United States Library of Congress
The LOC is digitizing parts of its collection and has an impressive search engine on-line.
Washington, University of
Telnet to UWIN.U.WASHINGTON.EDU. This connects you to the University of Washington Information Navigator, which offers a series of menus. From the Index Menu, you can choose LIBS and then the University of Washington Catalog. To exit, type quit.
Wisconsin, University of
Telnet to NSL.ADP.WISC.EDU (128.104.198.20) or TN3270 BLUE.ADP.WISC.EDU (128.104.198.10). Press <return> when prompted for terminal type. At Menu, <tab> to NLS1 selection and press <return>. At next prompt, press <return> for Madison campus. To exit, type EXIT. AT menu, <tab> to QUIT selection and press <return>.
Yale University [NOTIS system]
Telnet UMPG.YCC.YALE.EDU 6520 (130.132.21.64 06520) or TN3270 to ORBIS.YALE.EDU. At terminal type prompt, enter VT100. For TN3270, press <return>. To exit, press Internet escape key.
Road to East Asia
A York University student produced journal on contemporary East Asian literature. http://www.yorku.ca/faculty/academic/iwai/
Additional information is available from the Hong Kong and Macao via the Web page which is part of this Asia via the Web series.
Macau WWW VL
Malaysia WWW VL
http://www.mtc.com.my/Virtual-Library/Malaysia.html
National Geographic Society
The website of the publishers of National Geographic offers a wide variety of map-related aids. Among these is a list of links to other cartography websites. NG's "Map Machine Atlas" provides maps of nations as well as national flags and capsule descriptions. Political maps are available here. Physical maps are available here.
Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.) Maps
The CIA Factbook offers clear and colorful, if not overly detailed maps. The site linked here offers maps for sale. The University of Texas site below has many of these maps available on-line.
University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library -- Maps of Asia
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas has put many maps, primarily contemporary U.S. government maps on-line. This link takes you to the FTP site for Asia. Many countries or regions in this list have map links as well (e.g. China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea). Click here to go to the library's main page.
An expedition from Italy to Hong Kong via the Internet. The expedition team will start inVenice, Italy and travel through Austria, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, China, and Hong Kong. The team will end its trek in Hong Kong, having retraced Marco Polo's historic passage to the East. See the GlobaLearn site information under Education.
Selection from The Travels of Marco Polo
The Medieval Sourcebook, an electronic resource based at Fordham University includes bits from chapters 44-47 of The Travels.
Currency Exchange Rates - Via the Federal Reserve Bank of NY
The Fed provides updated exchange rates Monday through Friday at 10am and noon. Select the FX option. http://www.ny.frb.org/pihome/mktrates/
DataCom, Ltd.
News and views from Mongolia. http://www.magic.mn/dnews/index.html
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
Located in Orange County in Southern California, the Bowers Museum has hosted a number of Asia-focused exhibitions, including one of ancient Chinese bronzes and one of Vietnamese art that generated debate over its inclusion of several works which presented the Vietnamese communist government in a favorable light. Its mailing address is 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Call (714) 567-3600 for more information. The website includes samples from current and previous exhibitions.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 United States of America (818) 449-2742
Includes a virtual tour of the museum and a rich collection of links to Asian art websites (look in the “About the Museum” section). http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~ige/pamhp2.html
Located in San Diego's Balboa Park, the museum's Asian art collection has grown dramatically in recent years and the museum has hosted several special Asian exhibitions. The website offers general information about the collection and a few samples. The mailing address is P.O. Box 122107, San Diego, CA 92112-2107. Call (619) 232-7931 for more information.
Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler Galleries
The Asian art collections from "America's attic."
Nepal WWW VL http://www.catmando.com/wwwvlnp.htm
New Zealand WWW VL http://austudies.org/nzvl/
Hiroshima Conference Essays http://acdis1.gis.uiuc.edu/
Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
The text of the treaty is available at the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency website.
Pacific Ocean WWW VL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html
See also sites listed under "South Asia."
Discussion list, highly politicized
Send SUB PAKISTAN Firstname Lastname to listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
Periodicals -- with good coverage of Asia
For newspapers from specific Asian countries, look under the heading for those countries.
Part of the Time Warner media empire and headquartered in Hong Kong, this publication isn't the most tends to be softer and glossier than the Far Eastern Economic Review. It is fond of lists (e.g. the ten top universities in Asia). The site is fast and easy to navigate.
Christian Science Monitor -- international page
Published Monday through Friday. The Monitor offers features on Asia as well as timely news analysis.
Owned by Dow Jones and published in Hong Kong, the Review is a respected news weekly with articles about more than economics. Among the Review's strengths is its book section.
The Times offers better than average coverage of Asia, though East Asia gets more attention than South or Southeast Asia. One must pay to retrieve articles from previous issues. Among the strengths of the paper, however, are its reviews of Asian (again, more East Asian than from other regions) films.
Educators and others may be interested to know that NG is now selling a set of CD-roms which hold every photograph and article from the magazine's century of issues.
New Asia-Pacific Review: Online Edition
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. Aimed at non-specialists. Full text articles available on-line.
New York Times -- international page
The Times is available without charge, but registration is required. One may also search back issues, but a fee is required to retrieve articles. There is currently a special free introductory offer (10 articles within a two week period).
This Time Warner site provides links to Asiaweek (mentioned above) as well as other publications (Time, Fortune, People and Life) that are part of this media giant. The coverage of Asia is increasing, but remains limited.
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong English-language daily)
Not the strongest or most complete site, but based in one of Asia's most important centers.
Washington Post -- Asia/Pacific page
An excellent resource, with links to other sources such as the State Department and the embassies of Asian countries. As of this writing, the Post is one of the few major US papers which permits free access to digitized back issues.
Includes full text sites for Mother Jones, The New Republic, Boston Review and many other publications
Cebu Artists/CAI Internet Gallery http://www.cebu-online.com/cai
Community Aid Abroad (Oxfam in Australia)
Projects and other subjects connected to the Philippines. http://www.caa.org.au/world/asia/philippines/index.html
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippines
Site includes news, weather, links to other sites, information on economics and more.
The Filipino Express Online
The digital edition of the weekly newspaper.Filipino-Chinese Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc.
Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran Inc., PhilippinesSite is operated by a group promoting Filipino-Chinese friendship and integration of Chinese community into Philippine society. The site provides a number of research materials.
The First Philippine Page of Trivia
http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~flip/tribya.html
Health Issues - an unannotated collection of web links
http://www.sequel.net/~villarta/health.htm
Go to the JEASC's annotated list of Asia-related radio and television websites. Many of these sites now offer audio and video feeds you can access.
Buddhism -- click here to go to Buddhism related links
Shinshu Texts in Western Translations Bibliography
Musee d'ethnographie de Geneve, SwitzerlandThis lay Buddhist organization is Japan's largest. Their multilingual website is regularly updated and includes news items, editorials, and information about Soka Gakkai's religious and secular activities.
Web Guide to Graduate Studies in Asian Philosophy and Religion
Part of Charles Muller's website (see his listing under Chinese philosophy).
National Library & Singapore Network Services
Singapore, National University of [URICA system] Telnet to NUSLINC.NUS.SG (137.132.224.9). Press <Enter>. Enter two dots .. when connected, main menu screen will appear with appropriate instructions. To exit, use the Internet escape and type quit at the telnet prompt.
Top Site:
http://www.samilan.comBritish Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS)
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ses/basas1.htmlHIMAL South Asia
Short descriptions, extracts, and full text of some articles are available.
http://www.himalmag.com/Journal of South Asia Women Studies
Contemporary literature of South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), including works by authors of South Asian origin throughout the world. The primary focus of the list is on authors who work in English.
Newsletter, South Asia
gopher: //oasis.leidenuniv.nl/11/.iias/.pub/.iias/SARAI (South Asian Resource Access on the Internet)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai
South Asia Diaspora
Hosted by the library at UC Berkeley.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/diaspora.htmlSouth Asia Resource Access on the Internet
(SARAI) also has a virtual library site at Australian National University.
C.A.Thayer Papers on South East Asia Politics
Australian National Univ., AustraliaCollected works of a prolific professor.
Maintained by John Robert Gardner, University of Iowa.
University of Virginia library journal resources
Table of contents for South Asia-focused journals, including The Social Scientist and Indian Economic and Social Review, are available at
Southeast Asia, General
Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)
Northern Illinois University, USA.The web site offers links to academic, research, and media resources on Southeast Asia.
CORMOSEA
Refers to the electronic quasi-list which serves the goals of the Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia. Participation is open to all who share its goals and concerns. Send a request to join to mulliner@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu. Send contributions are sent to cormosea@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu.
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Publications
Located in Singapore, the Institute has been publishing monographs and journals since 1972. It is now possible to order electronic delivery of articles from Southeast Asian Affairs 1998. Articles are sent in Adobe PDF format.
Khosana
: Thailand - Laos - Cambodia Studies Group'Khosana' is the Thailand / Laos / Cambodia Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies.
Southeast Asia Library Guide
:A University of Washington resource.
South East Asia WWW Virtual Library
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Netherlands
Daily News
Subjects covered: News & Views; Travel & Tourism; Business and Investments; Geography & History; Politics & Ethnic Conflict; Arts and Entertainment; Food & Beverages; Universities and Schools; Culture and People; Government & Embassies; International Relations; Sri Lankan Associations; Buddhism and Literature; Web Servers & Internet; Miscellaneous and Other; Other sites and Links.
Ilankai Tamil Sangham Homepage
Tamil Sangham, USA
Link to 'Tamil Voice' online quarterly.
http://www.sangam.org/TVOICE/Index.htm
Academica Sinica
http://www.sinica.edu.tw/index.html
Search engine: http://taiwan.iis.sinica.edu.tw/index/history/Huang/index.htmlGovernment Information Office
News Sources
http://www.sina.com/
http://www.china-time.com/news/
http://www.taiwanese.com/Includes links to cultural, historical and political information. Linked to official newspapers and magazines in Chinese and English. Maintained by Ielleen Miller .
This site's strength is its photo collection, which changes from time to time.
Tajikistan WWW VL
http://www.icarp.org/tajik.html
Thai Heritage
History, photographs, music, language
http://www.cs.ait.ac.th/wutt/wutt.htmlThailand WWW VL
http://www.nectec.or.th/WWW-VL-Thailand.html
Tibet
Click here to go to our annotated list of Tibet web resources.
This is an excellent resource. You may subscribe (for free) to be notified of special fares to destinations of your choice. You may also search the site for flights and fares.
Turkmenistan WWW VL
http://www.icarp.org/turkmen.html
Departments Directory http://www.un.org/Depts
Among the departments whose sites contain texts and statistics are:
Economic and Social Development
Regional Commissions (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin
America, and Western Asia)Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (news, maps)
Population Information Network
Statistics Division http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/
Directory of Population Related Sites http://www.visitus.com/~unpopdir/
Development Program http://www.undp.org
News (including audio feeds) http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest.htm
United Nations Women's Conference: Beijing 1995
Yale University
Offers Web access to demographic, economic, environmental, human rights, disarmament, international relations and other information gathered by the UN and its agencies. http://www.library.yale.edu/un/unhome.htm
The CIA Fact Book is a good resource for almanac-type information about countries and regions.
Clinton in China
In 1998, Bill Clinton made the first U.S. state visit to China in nine years. This page includes photographs from the visit and links to sites where one can read news articles and full text copies of the speeches and press conferences presented during the visit.
Department of Energy
Department of State: East Asian and Pacific Affairs Web Page
Transcripts of statements, press conferences, and congressional testimony.
House of Representatives Laws, treaties, and more.
Transcripts from congressional inquiries into the 1941 attack, maintained by the Pearl Harbor Working Group.
Printing Office Databases
Congressional Record and other resources.
United States Information Agency
Daily digests, compilation of worldwide opinon on issues concerning US interests overseas
http://www.usia.govUSIA Materials on Democracy/Human Rights
Full text articles and reports on democracy and human rights in the US and elsewhere in the world. Among these is the USIA's own "Introduction to Human Rights."
United States Embassy in Beijing
This site features English and Chinese versions of reports, speeches, and other information. The science and technology staff has produced rich summaries of conferences and studies done in China. Among these are reports on population trends, environmental protection, genetic research, and Chinese students abroad. The site also has economic, commercial, agricultural, and consular sections.
White House
This site includes information on administration policy toward various Asian nations and issues.
Uzbekistan WWW VL
http://www.rockbridge.net/personal/bichel/uzbek.htp
Sydney Centre for Studies in Caodaism
Cao-Dai Temple of New South Wales, AustraliaCaodaism is a Vietnamese religion which synthesizes principles of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Caodaism is described as a 'super-Theosophy' bringing harmony to all spiritual beliefs and philosophies. http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/~tdao/tam.htm
Viet San Diego Online, USA
Vietnam-related daily general news, opinions and analysis. Also links to Vietnamese online resources. http://www.vietsandiego.com/vietnews/
The Vietnam Business Journal
Published bimonthly by VIAM Communications Group Ltd., New York, USA.
Vietnam in Pictures
Kagawa University, JapanMany pictures of Hanoi, Hue, and Halong. Pictures are accompanied by brief texts and there is also information on classical drama. http://133.92.110.84/kim/kim_index.htm
Vietnam War bibliography, compiled by Edwin Moise, Clemson University
A Visit to Vietnam
Geography and more, with a focus on the experience of American soldiers in Vietnam. Links to Vietnam War-related sites. http://grunt.space.swri.edu/visit.htm
Satellite weather maps: http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/wxworld/html/satimg.html
Higher Ed Web Pages List
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html
Journal of South Asia Women Studies, see South Asia above
United Nations Women's Conference in Beijing, see United Nations aboveWomen and Human Rights, see Amnesty International under Human Rights above
Social Indicators of Development, 1994
http://www.ciesin.org/IC/wbank/sid-home.htmlTrends in Developing Economies, 1994
http://www.ciesin.org/IC/tde-home.html/
This page and the others in this Asia via the Web series are maintained by Clayton Dube. Send comments and suggestions to him at the UCLA East Asian Studies Center (cdube@isop.ucla.edu).
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