Subject Guide: Asian Studies

Internet Resources on Asian Studies
A Guide to the Best Sites of 2003

Prepared by
Sheau-yueh J. Chao and Ching Chang

The pace of the Internet's phenomenal growth on Asia-specific information over the past several years is staggering. The advance of business and technology developments in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, the human rights and political issues in China, and the power shifting and changes after the takeover of Hong Kong by the Chinese Government, have heightened the global interest and therefore increased the information needs of this part of the world.

The Internet contains a rapidly increasing quantity of valuable resources for the academic community. Numerous bibliographies, references, documents, articles and media resources have been published and the relatively few Internet resources have been compiled or updated indicate the need for a greater research effort in this field. In view of the vast scope of the Asian countries and the fast proliferation of good sites, this article offers only a sampling of valuable Internet resources as starting points for further exploration. It covers meta sites, Asian search engines, library resource pages, and electronic journals and newspapers.

The first part of this paper includes the Internet sites on Asian studies, the second part contains selected East Asian country resources from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and the third part presents the leading Asian electronic journals and newspapers. Preference was given to comprehensive sites on countries or regions that have been the focus of recent academic study and research. All the sources are in English and some of them contain bilingual or multilingual versions.

China	Hong Kong	Japan
North Korea	South Korea	Taiwan
Electronic Journals and Newspapers

1. Sites on Asian Studies, Asian Libraries, and Asian Search Engines:

Academic Info: Area and Country Studies Gateway. Maintained by Academic Info., a nonprofit, educational organization which provides students, educators, and librarians with an easy online access to quality information on area and country studies of over twenty academic disciplines, including Asian Studies, China Studies, India Studies, Japan Studies, and Tibetan Studies. Each site contains various links to topics of individual countryâ€™s history, religion, politics, law and government, and societies and organizations. It provides a gateway to Asian resources that are useful for librarians, scholars, as well as students in these disciplines.
The Ancient East Asia Website. Sponsored by the Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA), headquartered at Durham University in England, this site is dedicated to the studies of archaeology and prehistory of China, Japan and Korea. It provides conference and museum news, online publications and journal articles, special reports and research papers concentrating on the historical and archaeological findings in these countries. With over two hundred links of academic resources, the site is still growing with contributions accepted and reviewed by the site editor. It is an excellent page for archaeologists, scholars, and anyone interested in the topics.
Asia Library, University of Michigan. The Asian Library at the University of Michigan supports the research and teaching of East Asian Studies within the University community. The homepage provides an extensive listing of resources, including links to current online news services in the leading English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean newspapers and online journals, a list of newly acquired Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) titles at the University of Michigan, links to major CJK libraries in China, Japan, and Korea, suggested CJK software sites for downloading, and other services and resources. It is a useful site for students, faculty, and researchers.
Asia Source.Maintained and updated daily by the Asia Society, this unique source provides a wide array of information about Asia, from the latest news and events, food, business, religion to the Asian specialists databases, maps and statistics, bulletin boards, and online bookstores. The site is divided into four major sections: Arts & Culture, Business & Economics, Policy & Government, and Society & History. The center page highlights the current news in Asia as well as news in the World Press and other special reports. This site is a valuable resource for the top news and current events in Asian countries.

Asian American Net. The Asian American Net is a site designed for the promotion of cultural, educational, and commercial ties between Asian and Asian American communities. The site includes links to a collection of Asian American organizations in North America, Asian studies schools and universities, business news and opportunities in Asian countries, immigration resources, and current U.S. and world news on Asia reported daily from leading newspapers and media channels. Other useful features include a comprehensive collection of resources in the Asian region from Asia in General, Central Asia, East Asia, Middle East, to South and Southeast Asia. Todayâ€™s top news is highlighted on the center page of this site. The site is suitable for general readers, students, faculty, and researchers in the Asian and Asian American studies..
Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS). AEMS is part of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign with sponsorship from the Freeman Foundation. The Media Service Center provides a searchable database of audiovisual resources on Asia. It assists educators to find and use media materials (including documentary films, feature films, CD-ROMs, and slide) for teaching about the cultures and peoples of Asia. The descriptions and reviews of the materials and information about how to obtain them are available on the site. AEMS site is primarily useful for k to 12 teachers and students.
AsianInfo: The Complete Resource on Asia. The purpose of this site is to introduce Asian culture, traditions and other relevant information to the world. The page contains current news, information on regions, cities, and countries, country maps, and area studies and provides links to a variety links with relevant information on Asia. All sites are aimed for scholarly interests and useful for librarians, scholars, and students on Asian studies.
AsianNet. Available in both English and Chinese, AsianNet provides well-organized and comprehensive information on Asian business, trade, products, and stocks information. The site contains useful search engines by industry, product, and types of business and offers links to the big ten Asian countries on sites related to business and culture. It is an excellent resource for librarians, business students, and especially for those seeking business investment opportunities in Asian countries.
Asian Resources on the World Wide Web. Compiled by Raymond Lum in 1996, this comprehensive resource page covers a wide range of information on Asia organized by regions and countries. The site provides links to East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Tibet; Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, Laos, and Singapore; and South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Information covered under each country including an average of twenty to thirty annotated guide to information on social science, literature, politics, culture, associations and societies, education, and academic programs and universities. This excellent site is suitable for library resource page, general readers, as well as students and researchers.

Asian Studies Arena. Launched by the RoutledgeCurzon, the distributor for Asian studies publications in the United Kingdom and Europe, this site offers a unique guide to its own Asian studies publishing program, featuring titles for textbooks, reference, electronic journals, as well as a comprehensive list of Asian studies links to global, regional, and country-specific resources, academic societies and associations, online dictionaries, and media resources. Appropriate for librarians, scholars, students, and collection managers in the field of Asian studies.
Asian Studies (University of Pittsburgh). This site provides a list of Asian studies programs and resources at the University of Pittsburgh and offers links to other related sites including an East Asian library resources page maintained by the East Asian Library of its University Library System. Its East Asian Subject Guide provides excellent resources on East Asian countries, including China, Japan, Taiwan, Macau, and South Korea, online catalogs in Asia, North America, and other East Asian libraries in North America, and Asian studies programs and online resources available on campus. It is a useful tool for students, researchers, librarians, and anyone interested in East Asian studies.
Asian Studies Useful Websites (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). The Victoria University of Wellington Library provides comprehensive subject online resources organized by its subject liaison specialist. The site offers many useful links, including Asian studies directories, general Internet resources, historical resources, international organizations, country studies of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan, as well as working papers and reports. It is a useful site for librarians, researchers, and students in the Asian Studies fields.
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. Established in 1994 with a team of over fifty editors cooperated with the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Project and supported by the Australian National Library, this site provides global resources on Asian studies organized by subject on Asian politics, art, economics, histories, societies, public health, and cultures. The site contains regional data, Asia Pacific global data, and data for sixty-two individual countries and territories. These include archives, library catalogs, documents, bibliographies, electronic journals, electronic conferences, and mailing lists. It is a well- organized and comprehensive site and all links are regularly evaluated and updated. Useful for scholars, journalists, librarians, upper-division undergraduates and graduate students, as well as those seeking business opportunities in Asian countries.

Association for Asian Studies (AAS). Founded in 1941, originally as publisher of the Far Eastern Quarterly (now the Journal of Asian Studies), the Association for Asian Studies is a scholarly and professional organization that aims to â€œfacilitate contact and an exchange of information among scholars to increase their understanding of East, South, and Southeast Asia.â€ The homepage provides information on AAS publications, meetings, seminars, grants, and fellowships and offers links to Asian studies programs. Suitable for scholars, researchers, students, and information professionals on Asian studies.
Best of Asia Pacific: Sintercom Awards Hall of Fame. Maintained by Sintercom, a non-profit organization based in Singapore called Singapore Internet Community, the site focuses on culturally diverse and fast growing countries and contains the announcement of annual award winning sites on the Asian Pacific region since 2000. It offers links to twenty-six Asian countries, featuring topics on business, history, science, technology, health, environment, culture, religion, entertainment, and many other subject areas. This content-rich Web site serves as an excellent starting point for anyone interested in Asian and Asian Pacific studies.
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library. The Buddhist Studies is one of the WWW Virtual Library systems created by Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek of the Australian National University. It contains hundreds of annotated resources in twelve topical areas, including Pure land Buddhism, Tibetan studies, Zen Buddhism, Buddhist studies networked resources, academic institutions and sites on Buddhist studies, electronic resources for the study of Buddhist texts and translations projects, Buddhist studies databases, electronic mailing lists, Tibet online bookstore, electronic newsletters and journals, Buddhist art, and Zen Buddhism, among others. It is one of the most comprehensive resources on Buddhist Studies currently available on the Internet.
CEAS Asia Resources. Offered by the Center for East Asian Resources, this resource page provides links to academic centers and institutions, electronic journals, language pages, major East Asian libraries in the United States, and news magazines covering information in China, Japan, and Korea. This extensive resource page is useful for both academic and public libraries serving patrons with mahor interest on East Asian studies.
Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Homepage. The Council on East Asian Libraries homepage contains a growing number of Asian-related information and provides access to the library catalogs of CEAL member libraries. The site offers excellent research guides to East Asian resources, including a â€œvirtual reference deskâ€ for East Asian studies, area study guides on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean studies, CEAL membership information, annual meetings, committee reports and activities, job announcements, and information for the subscription of its official publication, the Journal of East Asian Libraries. It is an indispensable tool for librarians as well as scholars on East Asian or Asian studies.
Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University (CEAS). CEAS at Yale University organizes lectures, conferences, seminars and film series to provide a forum for the study of China, Japan, and Korea. The site provides links to its course offerings, events and activities, research opportunities, and a comprehensive list of nearly fifty educational institutions in the United States and foreign countries offering Asian-related studies and disciplines. The site serves as a valuable resource for scholars, librarians, and students in the field of Asian Studies.
Countries & Regions: U. S. Department of State. This site is managed by the U. S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs. The Bureau handles international organization affairs covering geographical regions in Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Near East, Europe, South Asia, and Western Hemisphere. Individual East Asian country sites can be accessed via its links under Regions for East Asian and Pacific Affairs or Countries for Background notes and links to country pages. Information under each countryâ€™s site covers extensive resources about the countryâ€™s profile, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, defense, foreign relations, U.S. relations, travel, and business. The site offers links to each countryâ€™s Chiefs of State of Foreign Countries, Foreign Embassies in the U.S., U.S. Embassies and Consulates, Department of State Country Offices. It is a valuable reference tool for country studies.
Duke University Libraries: South Asian Studies. With an estimate of over 200,000 titles, including both serials and monographs, Duke University Libraries owns one of the best collections of South Asian materials in English and selected vernacular languages -- i.e., Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, and Urdu -- in the Southeast. The homepage offers links to a description of its collection, recent acquisitions, guide to printed resources, a list of its online databases, newspaper collections, and other South Asia centers and associations.
Duke University Libraries: Southeast Asian Studies Resources and Information. The Southeast Asian studies collection at Duke University Libraries contains subject areas in sociology, economics, and literature. The homepage provides links to its online databases, current subscriptions, other major Southeast Asia research institutes and study centers, news services on Southeast Asia, and Internet resources by countries.
Duke's East Asian Collection. Maintained by Kristina Kade Troost, an East Asian Librarian at Duke University, this site includes an excellent collection of resources at Perkins Library of the Duke University. The homepage contains links to resources available at Duke and throughout the Internet, including East Asian Studies WWW sites, Chinese studies, Japanese studies, Korean studies, Asian American studies, Duke University East Asian collection, East Asian teaching resources from K to 12 levels, academic programs, and student organizations. The resources are well organized and suitable for students, librarians, scholars, and anyone interested in East Asian studies.
East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources. Compiled by Robert Y. Eng from the University of Redland in California, this Web site presents a directory of rich Internet resources on East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Asian American studies. It includes links to a variety of resources on political and cultural perspectives in Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Burma, Laos, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and The Philippines. It is a well-organized resource guide for pertinent information in Asian and Asian American studies.
East Asian Institute (Columbia University). This site describes resources available at Columbia University and throughout the Internet, including Asian studies programs, library and book catalogs, campus publications, Asian-related Web sites in the United States, and selected country resources and directories. The sources are useful for librarians, students, researchers, and lay persons on East Asian studies.
East Asian Libraries Cooperative World Wide Web. The East Asian Libraries Cooperative World Wide Web is a join project sponsored and funded by various national resource programs, academic institution and companies throughout the United States. It supports research on East Asian studies through the collaboration and development of unique electronic collections by librarians, scholars, and researchers in the field. The site covers topics on Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Manchu studies. It provides a newly added Union List of Japanese Serials and Newspapers, links to Ohio State University Librariesâ€™ Japanese collections, Japanese company histories, Japanese databases, and the AsianDOC Electronic Newsletter from 1998 to the present. Appropriate for general readers interested in Asian as well as Japanese studies.

East Asian Library (University of Minnesota). This site contains a collection of resources available at the University of Minnesota and throughout the Internet, including Asian studies programs, library collections, Asian-related Internet resources on China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea, electronic journals and newsletters, and general Asian American resources. It is an ideal source for students, researchers, librarians, and anyone interested in East Asian studies.

East Asian Resources on the Web. Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, this site introduces resources available in the United States, Hong Kong, Europe, and Australia including library online catalogs, academic programs, educational institutions, online newspapers, and Asian databases. The comprehensive list of East Asian resources is useful for students, researchers, librarians as well as general readers. Libraries that support the Asian studies curriculum should link this comprehensive site to their homepages for consultation and student use.

East Asian Studies Center (Indiana University at Bloomington). The East Asian Studies Center describes resources on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean studies available at Indiana University and throughout the Internet, including study programs, research papers, fellowships and grants, teaching guides, country directories, and school educational projects. It is an essential tool for academic institutions, students and teachers at all levels.

East Asian Studies Internet Resources (UCLA). The Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library at the University of California in Los Angeles provides this comprehensive site with resources in art, business and economy, philosophy and religions, politics and law, and professional associations and academic programs. Certain sites are in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean vernacular languages and require special language software to view. Appropriate for all academic institutions and general libraries. The site contains country resources on:

Japanese Studies

Korean Studies

Chinese Studies

East Asian Studies Internet Resources, University of Delaware Library. This site is maintained by Shelly McCoy from the Media Service Department of the University of Delaware Library. The homepage offers a guide to resources on Asian WWW gateways, web search tools, reference resources, news, statistical data, and professional associations and projects. It is a useful site for scholars, librarians, and students in upper-division undergraduate and graduate studies.

East Asian Studies Page (University of Washington, Seattle). This page provides a gateway to information resources in Western languages on East Asian subjects both at the East Asia Library of the University of Washington and other major university libraries. The collection covers resources in humanities and social sciences in China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. The homepage covers resources available at the University of Washington and throughout the Internet, including library resources, academic organizations, business and commercial news, computing resources, news and current events, and links to the major East Asian library collections in North America. The comprehensive resources are suitable for both academic and general use.

Educational Resources on Asia. Offered as part of the UCLA Center for East Asian Studies Site Resources page, this annotated guide provides Asia-related information arranged in nine sections: Asia via the Web, Today in Asian History, Asian Studies Documents, Educational Films on Asia, K to 12 Curriculum Materials on Asia, Statistical Information on Asia, Asian Language Study Programs, Asian Studies Journals, and Calls for Papers Index. Although the site is not evenly updated, many subgroups provide current and useful information. In particular, Asia via the Web, organized by topic, organization, culture, nation, and region, covers an extensive collection of annotated links to online periodicals, reference works, research and teaching institutions, government resources, and general interest sites. The Asian Studies Journals offers a wide variety of journal articles focusing on Asia and is arranged by regions, including Asian General, China, Japan, Korea, Central Asia, East Asia, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. This comprehensive site is a valuable resource for both general readers as well as researchers in the field.

Focus on Southeast Asia. Published by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Focus Group, the site covers comprehensive history of the nations in the Southeast Asian region, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Under each countryâ€™s chapter features a map, history, timeline, Asian analysis commentaries, and suggestions for further readings. Other valuable sites include a list of ASEAN publications, history of Southeast Asia, links to selected sites of the region, and regional holiday calendar. Appropriate for librarians, students, or used as instructorsâ€™ research or resource page.

H-Asia Discussion Network. H-Asia is a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. The site posts a variety of academic announcements, employment listings for Asian scholars, scholarly review of books, educational multimedia and software, links to a growing number of related electronic journals and reference resources, bibliographical aids, and course syllabi. H-Asia is especially committed to discussing region-wide, comparative and professional issues important to scholars of Asia. The Network hosts discussion lists, links to H-Japan (the Japanese history and culture studies), H-USJapan (the U.S.-Japan Discussion Network), and H-ANAZAU (scholarly discussion of the history and culture of Aotearoa / New Zealand and Australia), H-SEASIA (the Southeast Asian studies discussion list), and their discussion logs and threads. Appropriate for scholars, librarians, bibliographers, graduate students, and upper-division undergraduates.

Harvard-Yenching Library (of the Harvard College Library). The homepage provides guide to resources at the Harvard-Yenching Library, its China, Japan, and Korea studies programs, other Harvard campus resource pages, and various East Asian resources on the Internet, including academic programs, books, newspapers, online publications, and other Western language newspapers. It is a valuable resource locator for academic and public libraries.

Library of Congress Country Studies Area Handbook Series. The Library of Congress Country Studies homepage contains area studies of nearly ninety countries including major Asian countries such as China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Korea, and North Korea among others. It also contains links to the Library of Congress publications and research tools. You may search the Country Studies database by country name, keyword, or browse the collections. It is an excellent tool for ready reference in public and academic libraries.

Mario's Cyberspace Station. Maintained by Mario Profaca, this site offers links to worldwide news and media resources, as well as country resources with a listing in alphabetical order, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and many others. Under each country site, the database is searchable by keywords and includes links to current events and other online information about the country. There are topics of popular interests, such as war, organized crime, military intelligence, and international security issues.

Multicultural Home Page. This homepage provides regional resources in Asia & Pacific Islands, America, Africa, Middle East, and Europe. The Asia & Pacific Islands section contains East Asian resources in China and Korea. Inside each country resource page includes history, geography, arts, weather, culture, tourist information, academic study programs, and so on. The resources are suitable for students interested in exploring and sharing information about their home countries.

National Center for Development Studies (NCDS). The National Center for Development Studies is part of the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management at the Australian National University. The NCDS trains international students at a postgraduate level in areas critical to economic development, fostering a synergy between teaching, research and outreach capacities to promote high academic standards, particularly in East Asian and the South Pacific regions. The NCDS has placed its working papers online since July 1997. The currently available online working papers cover scholarly works in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Pacific regions, with subjects on governance, development issues, complex emergencies, and trade and development. It is recommended for scholars, researchers, graduate students, and upper-division undergraduates.

Online Resources to Support K-14 East Asian Studies. The site is compiled by Sharon Domier for The Five College Center for East Asian Studies (FCCEAS). Its member institutions include Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The Center is dedicated to support the teaching of East Asian cultures in elementary, middle, and secondary schools as well as two-year colleges in the New England Area. It maintains a resource library, publishes newsletters, and conducts seminars, institutes, conferences, and workshops for college and school educators. The homepage includes resource on East Asia in general and individual country resources in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. It provides hundreds of comprehensive links to Asian meta sites, as well as information on education and travel, arts and culture, government, lesson plans, and institutions from individual East Asian countries. It is a useful site for school librarians, teachers and college students on social and cultural studies on East Asian countries.

Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA). Designed as the OCA homepage, this site includes its membership information, conventions, programs, news, mission statement, and discussion lists, among others. In addition, the page provides a variety of funding resources available to high school and college students such as grants and scholarships. The site opens a doorway to the general public seeking information on Asian news, events, training programs, and opportunities

South East Asian images and Texts project (SEAiT). Developed by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the General Library System, and the Division of Information Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the goal of this project is to create an interactive multimedia database on significant Southeast Asian resources for classroom presentations and student use. This project presently provides a searchable collection of images from the Philippines. Future plans include expansion of this collection to over 6,000 photo images and video archives. The site offers powerful search capabilities by keyword, by location using the atlas, and by multiple fields. It is an excellent resource for students, instructors, researchers, librarians, and lay persons on Southeast Asian studies, especially in the fields of history, geography, anthropology, and political science.

Web Surfing for East Asian Studies (University of Massachusetts, Amherst). Maintained by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Libraries, this site offers an extensive collection of Internet resources on East Asian Studies. It is divided into four sections: East Asian resources, China studies, Japanese studies, and Korean studies. The page includes a CJK English Dictionary of a database of characters and compounds related to East Asian cultural, political, and intellectual history, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean associations and indexes, booksellers and publishers, meta sites and search engines, and news. Appropriate for anyone interested in East Asian related disciplines and cultures.

World Factbook. Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency, the World Factbook is published annually and covers statistical facts and figures on worldwide basis. Under the Countries category, the database is arranged in alphabetical order by country names. Information about each county includes the national flag and a country map, as well as statistics on population, geography, transportation, telecommunication, defense and government, and economy. It is an excellent reference tool on country studies for libraries of all kinds.

Yahoo!-Regional: Regions: Asia: Countries. Arranged alphabetically, Yahoo is a popular search engine that contains links to Internet resources on Asian countries. Topics under each country include arts and humanities, business and economy, computers, country guides, entertainment, government, health, news and media, recreation and sports, reference, science, social science, society and culture, and travel information. The site is appropriate for general audiences interested in Asian-related topics.

2. Selected country resources:

China

Academic Info: China Studies. Compiled by Mike Madin from Academic Info, this comprehensive site contains an excellent collection of materials about China. The site is divided into ten subject categories, including indexes & directories, reference desk resources, digital library information, libraries & print archives, Chinese language study, Chinese history, religions, law & government, cinema, and Chinese organizations. Other additional pages of interest include history gateway to the world history, country & regional history, European history, topical history sites, human rights issues, and political science related materials.
China-DW InfoServer. This Web site is maintained by AmericAsia Media, a U.S. corporation based in Southern California. The site offers information on China featuring political and economic history, government speeches, academic and research facilities, education, marketing, telecommunications, and more.
China Education and Research Network (CERNET). CERNET is China's first global education and research computer network. The site connects the major academic and research institutions throughout China. It contains a China homepage with links to over thirty Chinese regions and covers networked resources including current news, research and educational development, search engines, and a collection of related links. The site is useful for researching the current academic development in China.
China Index: Culture, Business, Travel. Created by Tagader Technology Corp., the site provides information to Chinese daily news, arts, economy, business, culture, recipe, history, medicine, religions, travel, agriculture, import and export, and investments. The site includes illustrations of pictures and maps as well. Appropriate for the general public, especially those seeking investment opportunities in China.
ChinaLinks for HyperChina Users. This site was created and designed by Sinologic Software, a company founded by a group of scholars at the University of California in Berkeley and dedicated to the development of top-quality multimedia in Chinese art and literature. The homepage provides online learning materials on Chinese language and covers comprehensive resources on Chinese art, history, philosophy and religion, music, entertainment, travel, movie reviews, and computing among others. The Cool Sites of the Month features the recently added Internet resources on learning Chinese and current news and events. This is an excellent site for learning Chinese language, art and literature.
China The Beautiful â€“ Chinese Art and Literature. Maintained by Dr. Ming L. Pei, the goal of China The Beautiful is to serve â€œas a primary resource site for the classics, arts, history, literature, poetry, calligraphy, and paintings, and all that is beautiful and glorious in the Chinese culture.â€ It also contains a list of discussion groups and professional associations. The site is appropriate for general readers who are interested in Chinese art and literature.
China Today. China Today covers resources from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities about companies, government agencies, enterprises, parties, organizations who are economically or culturally connected to China. It contains topics on art, education, science, business, government, history, politics, sports, travel, real estate, and many others. Appropriate for general audiences.
China Vista. Offered bilingual in Chinese and English, this site features a large daily updated database providing a comprehensive listing of business and trade information and opportunities. Through this site, you can explore trade offers, promote your business worldwide, and find the useful tips for travel resources in China.
Chinese Internet Resources. Launched by Richard Hooker in 1996 of the Washington State University from its World Civilizations Internet Resources page, this comprehensive Chinese Internet Resources site provides subject bibliographies on Chinese history, philosophy, Taoism, art, literature, science and mathematics, language, and newsgroups. Appropriate for students and researchers on China and Chinese studies.
Chinese Online. Sponsored by About Inc. and About.com, the guide covers over 700 topics from more than twenty countries. Chinese Culture is one of its country web guides. It features information of popular interest focusing on Chinese cultural sites. It includes topics from antiques, arts, calligraphy, Chinatown information, to Feng Shui, history, language, literature, martial arts, and opera as well as offering links to sites to other interesting topics, such as Japanese cuisine, immigration issues, Chinese cuisine, and Buddhism. It is a great site for the general public and students alike.
The Complete Reference to China/Chinese related web sites. Managed by Weiqing Huang of the Advanced Web Topology Company, the homepage contains over 1,000 links to resources on China and Chinese-related Web sites. The site covers numerous resources arranged by subjects or topics such as art, history, music, sports, entertainment, Chinese language, and immigration, and the list is updated daily. It is an excellent site for anyone interested in China and Chinese-related resources.
Embassy of the Peopleâ€™s Republic of China in the United States of America. This official Chinese Government site provides a gateway to information on the current issues related to China. It includes Embassy information, reports on China-U.S. relations, educational and academic resources, economy and trade news, human right issues, and information about Tibet and Taiwan. Appropriate for general readers, students, and scholars interested in China and Chinese-related studies.
Finding News about China. Maintained by Eric Condree, this site provides links to resources regarding the social, political, and economic developments in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Tibet, and Singapore. Links of popular interest include stocks and business data, online newspapers and magazines, radio broadcasting, world news and reports, human rights issues, government policies, and education. Appropriate for general audiences.

Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks. This homepage was created and maintained by Professor Marjorie Chan from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the Ohio State University. It contains annotated links to over 200 sites on Chinese studies, including basic search engines, online publishers, language materials, art and culture, classical literature collections, library resources, electronic conferences, listservs and discussion groups, government organizations, and electronic journals. Appropriate for librarians, students, instructorsâ€™ research or resource page, and general readers.

Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Resource Center (MCLC). Kirk A. Denton and Thomas Chan at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, the Ohio State University, in conjunction with the journal Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, maintain this site. The site includes a useful search engine by keyword and links to materials on Chinese literature, film, art and culture, including author feature studies, catalogs, courses, education resources, electronic texts, image archives, journals, literature, projects, references, literary translations, and visual arts. It is an excellent site for Chinese language and literature researchers, scholars and students.

Sources: Chinese BizEco. Provided by Stephen Morgan from the University of Melbourne in Australia, this site contains annotated links to resources on China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Australia including news and information sources, China-related media sources, library resources online, Asian business journals and newspapers, selected business and statistical references, Australian government sources, and numerous economic and trade publications. It is an excellent tool for locating business resources related to China and other East Asian countries.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO). Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETO) in the United States of America are the permanent representatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG). The mission of the HKETO is to strengthen the economic, trade, investment, and cultural ties between Hong Kong and the United States. Links are provided to its branch offices in Washington, D.C., New York, and San Francisco, as well as Hong Kong Governmentâ€™s main Web sites with abundant information resources about Hong Kong, including Hong Kongâ€™s business and economy, government, current news reports and official speeches, infrastructures, and travel and tourism. For general audiences.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government Information Centre. Maintained by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peopleâ€™s Republic of China, this site provides a gateway to official government information about Hong Kong. It is arranged by topical areas and includes comprehensive links of resources to H.K. Government offices, Government services on employment, business, culture, and interactive services directory, general information about H.K., law, news and media, and current news and webcasts. Appropriate for librarians, journalists, researchers, students, and anyone researching information about Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Web Directory. This New York Timesâ€™ listing of Web sites is organized by category, including Hong Kongâ€™s government & politics, law & legal documents, media resources, news & reports on H.K. handover, business, tourism, online forum, and many others.
Hong Kong World Wide Web Virtual Library. This site was established in 1994 and supported by InTechTra, Inc. in Ohio. It offers a subject-oriented guide to Web resources on Hong Kongâ€™s history, law, health and education, tourism, government, finance and economics, business and industry, science and technology, art and music, news and media, reports on its 1997 transitions to China, and other related links about Hong Kong. The site is suitable for librarians, scholars, researchers, and students, as well as those seeking business opportunities in Hong Kong.

Japan

Bridge to Japan. Bridge to Japan is maintained by the Japan Library Group in the United Kingdom, with the aim of facilitating access to Web-based sources to support information inquiries on Japan-related fields. The site contains indexes to Japanese Internet resources and is arranged by topics with annotated links to Japan-related information. It covers references resources, research collections, academic institutions, and library catalogs found not only in Japan but also in major Japanese studies centers abroad such as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, and France. The subject links include information on arts, business, culture, politics, government, language and literature, environment, science and technology, museums and libraries, and business companies among others. It is a valuable resource page for librarians, researchers, educators, subject bibliographers, students, and anyone interested in Japanese studies.
Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C. The homepage of Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C. contains links to information on highlights of daily news, Japan Exchange and Teaching program, Embassy guide, visa applications, profile of Japan, culture, education, political affairs, economic affairs, press releases and Japan related links.
Gateway Japan. Gateway Japan offers important business and cultural information about Japan. The homepage covers information on business, government, regional information, travel, social and life style, and cultural activities. It also provides links to other popular resources in Japan, such as political parties and groups, amusement parks and resorts, and cartoon gallery for kids. This site is of popular interest to general audiences on Japan-related information.
Gateway Japan: Creating Japanese Culture and Community. Launched by the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc. (NCBF), a nonprofit organization for promoting and preserving the historic gift of the trees through cross-cultural exchanges between the United States and Japan, Gateway Japan is offered as a dynamic organization that seeking partnerships with the United States and other Asia-related organizations to develop online databases and Internet resources. Its resource page provides information primarily for Japanese people living or touring in the Washington D.C. area and includes a directory of Japanese-based media broadcasting companies in the U.S., as well as links to Japanese-based organizations, societies, or culture centers, U.S.-Japan business and commerce resources, government sites, social and life style, community information, and cultural activities. This is a site for information of popular interest to Japanese Americans as well as anyone interested in Japanese-related subjects.
International Society for Educational Information (ISEI). ISEI is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan. It offers links to a good collection of overseas educational materials in English about Japan, tours for overseas educators for the understanding of Japanese culture, exhibits in Japan and overseas countries, and international conferences focusing on Japanese culture and history subjects. Vibrant photographs display on the site provides a virtual tour for the interested users about Japan.
Internet Resources: Japan. Launched by Richard Hooker in 1996 of the Washington State University from its World Civilizations Internet Resources page, this comprehensive Japanese Internet resources page provides subject bibliographies on Japanese history, Buddhism, culture, architecture, art, the language, literature, music, theater & performance, and East Asian religions newsgroups. Appropriate for students researching information on Japan and Japanese-related studies.
Japan External Trade Organization Homepage (JETRO). JETRO is a nonprofit, Japanese government-related organization dedicated to promoting trade and economic relations between Japan and other nations. Its homepage provides a variety of business resources such as online databases, government programs and support centers, projects and consulting groups, government reports and statistics, and library collections on books, magazines, and media. The information is divided by the following broad subject areas: exports, investment, government publications, library catalogs, business Japanese tests and language lessons, an Asian trade promotion forum, and links to other Japan-related sites. In addition, this site provides the most complete and nearly 400 Japanese market reports. It is one of the best online resources for trade information about Japan.
The Japan Foundation. The Japan Foundation is the first established international cultural exchange organization in Japan. This site is offered in both English and Japanese with information on Japanese culture as well as arts and language programs. It contains updated issues of several Japanese newsletters, links to the various institutions and centers that promote and offer international cultural exchange programs, and a searchable database for opportunities of grants and fellowships in Japan. It is a useful site for Japanese language teachers as well as scholars and researchers in the field of Japanese studies.
Japan Information Network (JIN). Sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan Information Network contains a group of Web sites introducing the society, culture, education, government, science and technology, business and economy, mass media, and many other aspects of Japan. It is a good site to begin with for information on modern Japan.
Japan Links. This site offers an excellent selection of both statistical and analytical information about Japan. The links are arranged by topics, including governmental and public offices and organizations, business and market information on companies, banks, foreign press centers, and resources on Japanese daily news, cultural and social related information, mega lists on Japanese search engines, classified links, and Japanese FAQs, as well as other interesting sites on Japanese culture and society, articles on traveling experiences in Japan, a literary tour of Japan, and the Japanese language and art. Appropriate for general audiences.
Japan Reference Page. This reference page is maintained and updated daily by Thomas L. Puller and Nahoko Puller. It consists of over 4,000 sites in over 200 categories and provides a directory of popular resources about Japan, including art & culture, business & economy, computing & Internet, education, government & politics, history, language, lifestyle & society, media, personal homepages, pop culture, religion, science & technology, sports and travel & tourism. Other interesting features of this page include a Japan Forum which facilitates online discussions, a Photo Gallery of exhibits, the top five sites pulled and rated by users of this page, featured books, and much more. Appropriate for general readers for information about Japan.
Japan Society. Japan Society is a private, nonprofit, and nonpolitical institution founded 1907 in New York. The Society offers programs in arts, business, education and public affairs and promotes greater understanding, cooperation and relation between Japan and the United States. The site provides information on Japanese fellowship programs, cultural exchange programs, performances, workshops, event announcements, exhibition tours, and resources for educators. It is a useful resource for teachers, students, subject specialists in Japan and curriculum developers.
JGuide: Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources. Sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University, the JGuide is a topically arranged directory of online information resources in and about Japan, with focus on resources about Japan written in English. It provides information on a variety of subjects, including arts and entertainment, business and economics, computers and Internet, education, government, health, language and literature, science and technology, and much more. The JGuide Reference section offers links to CIA World Factbook, Japan Country Study from the Library of Congress, major Japanese research centers and institute resources, and gateway resources to Japan-related directories, search engines, and yellow pages. It is an excellent site for both academic and general interests on Japanese information.
Jim Breenâ€™s Japanese Page. Compiled by Professor Jim Breen of Monash University at Australia, the site provides an extensive page of links to Professor Breenâ€™s professional works on Japanese computing, dictionary files of translation software and tools for Japanese-English translations. It also provides links to topics of general interests such as Japanese culture, literature, educational packages and resources, and other useful resources about Japan. The page has received a highly praised review by William Gordon in his critical essay at

http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/papers/breen2.htm based on its authority, scope, organization and design, as well as reception by target audiences for its comprehensiveness and high quality of resources offered with a multitude of topics on Japan. Appropriate for scholars and researchers in the academic communities.
Michael Donnelly's Internet Resources on Japan. Maintained by Professor Donnelly from the University of Toronto, this site was created as a resource page for students in two political science courses entitled Politics and Government of Japan and Political Economy of Eastern Asia. The site contains information on the course syllabi, directories, references, library catalogs and collections, government agencies, business companies, research and academic institutions, electronic newspapers and journals, and technology programs and projects. It is an excellent resource for librarians, graduate students, upper-division undergraduates, and instructorsâ€™ research or resource page.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. This Japanese official site on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contains extensive information on international diplomatic policies and cultural affairs relating to Japan and other foreign countries. The site includes global policy issues, United Nations statements and reports, Japanese Embassy information, regional affairs with Asia-Pacific, North America, Latin America and other foreign countries, transcripts of speeches by Japanese Prime Minister, press conference releases, cultural exchange programs, visa and tourist information, and guides to government agencies and organizations. This is the best guide for locating visa and traveling information in Japan as well as directories of Japanese government agencies.

National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies. Funded by a grant from the Japan Foundation, the purpose of the National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington is to provide educational information about Japan to K-12 students, teachers, specialists, and curriculum developers. Besides the events announcements for the center, the page offers access to its online newsletter Shinbun, Japan Digests for summaries of resources for educators, Lesson Plans for database search of Clearinghouse collections by subject, grade level, and search term, a U.S.-Japan database to search for citations of materials selected by the Clearinghouse, an Internet Guide for annotated list of resources arranged by topic, a list of Clearinghouse publications, and much more. It is an excellent resource for elementary teachers, educators, students, and curriculum developers.

RIJS The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (Harvard University). Offered bilingual in English and Japanese, this homepage provides the RIJS Center news, upcoming events, course offerings in East Asian studies, Documentation Center on Contemporary Japan, films, guest lectures, global Japanese studies events, and links to the worldwide Japanese academic research centers and study programs.

U.S.-Japan Links Resources. U.S.-Japan Links is a collaborative electronic media project coordinated by the National Association of Japan-America Societies. The page highlights specific Japan-related information in science and technology, education and research, government and business, culture, language, research and academic organizations, and Usenet and discussion groups. All links are fully annotated with detailed content review and analysis. This comprehensive site is highly recommended for librarians, researchers, bibliographers, college and graduate students, government officers, and anyone interested in Japan studies.

Korea (North and South)

Access Korea. The Korea Society is a nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to promoting trade and culture relations between the people of United States and Korea. Access Korea is a resource page maintained by the Society. The site contains resources on arts and culture, business and trade, government links, information about Korean War, online newspapers and news services, links on North Korea, and university-based Web sites. It is an excellent resource guide for librarians, students, and general readers.
CIA, The World Factbook 2002: Korea, North. This page provides statistical information, census data, and facts and figures on geography, people, weather, economy, transportation, and defense forces, as well as disaster and health-related links and news sources. It is an excellent site for library resource page and student projects on North Korean studies.
CIA, The World Factbook 2002: Korea, South. This page provides statistical information, census data, and facts and figures on geography, people, weather, economy, transportation, and defense forces, as well as disaster and health-related links and news sources. It is an excellent site for library resource page and student projects on South Korean studies.
The Democratic Peopleâ€™s Republic of Korea. The official page of the Democratic Peopleâ€™s Republic of Korea provides links to news, business information, cultural activities, politics and government, and teachings of the North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim John Il. Besides English, the site is also available in Chinese, Spanish, Polish, Norsk, and Esperanto languages. It is a useful site for readers seeking information on Korean politics and government resources, especially the two great leaders of North Korea.
The Embassy of Korea in the U.S.A. Launched by the Korean Embassy, this official Web site provides information on current news and press releases, the Korean Government speeches, ambassadors, Korean Consulates, Korea-U.S. relations on politics, economics, and military alliance, business and trade information, general information about traveling or studying in Korea, among others.
Gateway to Korea. This page provides an extensive list of links to information about Korea. Topics include news, travel, arts and entertainment, directories, Internet service providers and network services, research centers & institutes, U.S. and Korean companies, educational institutions, government & non-profit organizations, student organizations in American universities, and Usenet, and more. Suitable for students, teachers, and general users locating information about Korea.

Jan Boonstraâ€™s Links about Korea. Jan Boonstraâ€™s personal homepage features links to topics of general interest, travel & tourist information, Korea studies programs, discussion lists, websites about Pusan, and much more. Appropriate for general readers and students alike.

Korea Infogate. The page was established by a joint effort of Global Business Center and Korea Telecom to provide useful and practical information for individuals and business. It includes a searchable database of yellow pages for company information, a road map service to Seoul and other six Korea metropolitan areas, travel directions assistance, an international directory for businesses, people, and trade site, daily updated news, currency information, job & employment opportunities, sports, and culture sites.

Korea International Trade Association (KITA) in New York. The KITA homepage offers a comprehensive list of Korean corporations in the U. S. and provides trade and exhibition information held in both countries. KITAâ€™s online publications, Korea Trading Post and Focus offer readers with extensive business information and investment opportunities in Korea.

Korea Links. This interesting homepage provides a useful collection of links with a wide array of topics on both North and South Koreas. The site includes three major sections or pages. The first page includes general information about Korea, current news, geography, maps, territorial disputes between North and South Koreas, education and language, Korean War, politics, Inter-Korean Reconciliation and current events. The second page offers information about South Korea, including politics, culture, science, and military issues. The third page offers information about North Korea, including politics, economics, military issues, tourism, and cultural links. It is an excellent resource page for librarians, scholars, researchers, teachers, as well as students.

Korea Web Weekly. This extensive page offers links to information on current military affairs and political issues between the U.S. and Korea, travel and business information, foreign news services, recommended list of books on Korea with book reviews, and links to other resources about Korea. Appropriate for general readers.

Korean Collection-Internet Resources (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Kyungmi Chun, a Korea specialist librarian at the University of Hawaii Manoa Library, maintained this page. It provides a variety of resources categorized by format or subject, including bibliographies, handbooks, journals and magazines, news items, business and economics, government agencies, history, language, literature, music, Korean studies centers and programs, and academic and professional associations. Appropriate for both academic and public audiences.

Korea.net: Korean Government Homepage. The Korean Information Service (KOIS), originally the Korean Overseas Information Service, was established in 1971 under the Ministry of Culture and Information of Korea. Its goal is to promote among overseas Korean communities. Korea.net is the Korean Government's official homepage academic, cultural and social awareness, which provides a gateway to information about Korea. The site is organized with information divided into seven categories: News, Government, Economy, Learn About Korea, Korean Culture, Issues, and a Directory. It is an excellent site for information on Korean history, culture, government, economy, and trade. Appropriate for general audiences.

Korean War Project. Hal Barker, the son of a Korean War Veteran, created this site as part of a family history project in 1979. The site has been developed and used frequently as an online resource guide for veterans, their families, Korean War researchers, and students.

Korean Web. This site provides Korean-related information and links, including texts of Korean and English language newspapers, Korea Institute at Harvard, Korean American student organizations, Korean Romanization, Korean characters on the Internet, Web servers in Korea, Korean digital library collections, history, culture, art, discussion lists, and much more.

The Society of Korean American Scholars (SKAS). Founded in 1998, The Society of Korean American Scholars is a private and nonprofit organization dedicated to intellectual exchange in the global Korean community to promote scholarship among its members and foster the scholarly communication among Korean Americans. The site includes online newsletters of Korean American Science and Technology News (KASTIN) and a forum of the Information Exchange for Korean American Scholars (IEKS), an online directory of the Korean American sites in the United States, the virtual library of resources in the South and North Korea, and links to other Korean-related sites on media and travel information. This site is suitable for both students and scholars on Korean American studies.

Taiwan

About Taiwan. Compiled by Academia Sinica, the leading academic and educational research center in Taiwan, this page provides links to background information about Taiwan, including general resources, maps of Taiwan, travel information, business and trade, and education.

Government Information Office (Republic of China). Maintained by the Government Information Office in Taiwan, the site is available in several languages, including Chinese, English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese and Russian. The homepage contains topics on culture, government publications, news and reports, environmental issues, news on United Nations, R.O.C. Yearbook online, Chinese festivals, Mainland China affairs, and official speeches. For general audiences.

Information Division, Taipei Economic and Culture Office in New York. Maintained by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, the site provides links to news and current events, government information, overseas culture programs and services, and trade centers and visitorsâ€™ associations in New York. The site also contains a list of links to information about Taiwan, such as the Government, mass media, education, science and technology, finance and trade, tourism, and political parties and elections, among others.

Information on Taiwan. Maintained by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), this site offers a listing of categorized links to resources on background information about Taiwan, as well as information in art, education, business, culture & language, news services, U.S. government documents on Sino-American relations, and other publications and documents provided by AITâ€™s American Resource Center, including a guided tour of the Institute, travel and study in the U.S., and many others.

New Taiwan, Ilha Formosa. This page was established by a number of organizations and student groups in Taiwan to support the Taiwanese democratic movement. Besides the various links to the history and events of the Taiwanese democratic movements and organizations, the page offers a group of interesting sites about Taiwan, its history, people, society, culture, and political system. It is a useful site for users interested in Taiwanâ€™s history and democratic movement.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO). Offered bilingual both in English and Chinese, this is the official homepage of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. It provides information on TECROâ€™s mission in the United States and offers links to Taiwanâ€™s yellow pages, travel and tourist guide, virtual tour of Taiwan, Chinese language sites, the homepage of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Palace Museum, information on Taiwan Relation Act, American institute in Taiwan, and current issues of the electronic journals Sinorama and Free China Review.

Taiwan Studies Institute (TSI). This homepage is compiled by the Taiwan Studies Institute, a privately funded, nonpartisan research organization based in Taipei. The page includes news and commentary on cross-strait relations, defense and international organization issues, U.S. and international documents and reports related to Taiwan, TSI publications, such as Taiwan Outlook, TSI News Releases, and TSI Background Papers, as well as basic facts and figures regarding the background of Taiwan and U.S.-Taiwan trade news and reports.

Yam: The Taiwan Index. Maintained by Frontier Foundation through its Task Force of Formosa on WWW Project, the Taiwan Index is a searchable database with comprehensive Internet resources. It contains numerous subjects categorized by topics, covering arts, social and natural sciences, health, education, business companies and directories, history and humanities, society and culture, companies, computers and computing, news and information, government and state, and entertainment and recreation. This is an excellent resource for librarians, scholars, researchers, students, and anyone interested in Taiwan studies.

3. Electronic journals and newspapers:

AccessAsia Review. This semiannual journal is published by The National Bureau of Asian Research and supported by the Center for Global Partnership (CGP) of the Japan Foundation and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. The journal provides current research on policy and strategic issues in the field of contemporary Asian affairs. The complete text and essays is available online in PDF format.

Asia, Asian Studies and the National Security State: A Symposium. Published quarterly in Critical Asian Studies, formerly named The Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars from 1968 to 2000, this symposium consists of various articles emphasizing the study of modern and contemporary Asia and Asia's regional and global relations.

Asia-Pacific Exchange Journal, APEX-J. Published twice a year since July 1994, APEX-J is a refereed journal containing articles, commentaries, and review essays dealing with international and multicultural education with a special focus on Asian and Pacific curricula, instructional strategies, educational resources, and campus and community activities.

Asia-Pacific Magazine. Published quarterly in both print and electronic versions, the Asia-Pacific Magazine was founded in April 1996 by the Australian National University's Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. The journal contains articles, commentaries, interviews, and book reviews on such subjects as anthropology, geography, environment, strategic studies, economics, modern history and politics of the countries of the region.

Asia Research Centre Publications.Published by the Asia Research Centre at the Murdoch University in Australia. The mission of the Centre is to promote social, political and economic change in Asia by keeping academic, business and government communities informed about its activities and research, as well as new developments in the region. This page contains a collection of its publications and links to electronic articles of interest to the Asian communities. It includes a list of its publications within the former year, articles on the subject of Asian capitalism, the new rich in Asia, studies on contemporary Asia, Asia papers, policy papers, working papers, and other publications.

Asia Society: Publications â€“ Asian Updates. The Asia Society is a nonprofit educational institution that provides the background papers on Asia and U.S.-Asia relations. The current Updates discusses such topics as the Terrorism, Inter-Korean Relations, and the United States, President Bushâ€™s Visit to APEC in China and Its Implications on Asia, The 2000 Taiwan Presidential Elections, Iranâ€™s 2001 Election and the Future of Reform, The Asian Economic Crisis, Indiaâ€™s 12th National Elections, Hong Kongâ€™s Challenge for the Change of the Future, and The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)â€™s Economic and Political Challenges. The Asian Updates attracts a wide audience of journalists, business executives, policy makers, scholars, and others interested in current news on Asian countries.

Asian Arts. Asian Arts is an online journal for the study and exhibition of the arts on Asia. The site includes fulltext articles, review essays and travel accounts, information and highlights of museum exhibitions, private galleries, art projects, a calendar of current featured events, and links to related Web resources. There are numerous art images available throughout the site. Asian Arts is appropriate for scholars, museum staffs, art students, and commercial collectors.

AsianDOC Electronic Newsletter. Published since 1998, the AsianDOC Electronic Newsletter supports scholars, librarians, and researchers worldwide who are interested in developing electronic resources for Asian Studies. The Newsletter discusses various Asian database projects and digital collections on the Web, conferences and meetings, library technical issues, reviews of print and electronic resources, and interest groups discussions. Separate author and article title indexes are provided.

China Daily. This national English language newspaper covers articles published in the official weekly Beijing Review from January 1996 to the present. The homepage provides a News section linking to the national, business, international, sports, and lifestyle information and a Newspapers section linking to a variety of newspapers, such as China Daily Print Edition, China Daily H.K. Edition, Business Weekly, Shanghai Star, 21st Century, and Beijing Weekend. It is an excellent resource for current information on China and Chinese-related studies.

China Development Briefing. Founded in March 1996, this bi-monthly newsletter was published by the Asia Pacific Social Development Research Centre of the City University of Hong Kong. It includes news reports, sectoral analyses, regional surveys, profiles of Chinese organizations, and summaries of projects in particular sectors with major emphasis on social development and welfare in China. Fulltext is available through subscription to the newsletter.

The China Journal. Originally entitled The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs, The China Journal is published by the Contemporary China Center, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies in Australian National University. The electronic version is available for subscription from JSTOR. The journal provides commentaries and reviews from China scholars around the world with a wide range of topics on China and Chinese studies, including Chinese agriculture, history, economy, education, media, politics, and more.

China News Digest (CND). This CND homepage provides daily international news related to China and links to other Chinese and English electronic journals or newspapers, such as Hua Xia Wen Zhai, a weekly Chinese language journal containing comments and analyses of Chinese current affairs; CND-Global, an English language bulletin with articles about Chinese current news from the Western and Chinese presses; and China Daily and CB Net, a daily updates published from China Daily and China Business Weekly.

The Chosun Journal. Published monthly, The Chosun Journal provides a forum for the awareness of human rights issues in North Korea. The journal offers recent news, feature articles, and opinion columns for readers to be informed of human rights and political issues.

Critical Asian Studies (CAS). Formerly entitled The Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (BCAS), the Critical Asian Studies was published since 1968 and changed to its present name in January 2001. It is an independent and nonprofit quarterly publication on modern and contemporary Asia and on Asia's regional and global relations. The purpose of the journal is to â€œstrive for a humane understanding of Asian peoples and their efforts to maintain their cultural integrity while confronting such problems as poverty, oppression, and imperialism.â€ You may search the contents of this electronic journal by author, title, or fulltext by keywords. Contents and abstracts are provided for all issues. Fulltext access is available through subscription to CAS.

Education about Asia. Published three times a year since 1996, this journal addresses issues associated with teaching about Asia geared toward classroom educators and teachers. It includes feature articles with extensive information on resources and materials suggested for teaching on the topic. In addition, the journal covers book reviews, films, and electronic resources relating to Asia and Asian studies. It is an excellent tool for teachers and students on Asian cultures and languages.

Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies. This electronic journal publishes academic research and scholarly writings on all issues related to contemporary Japanese society, economy, politics, and culture. The journal includes selected feature articles, essays, discussion papers, and literature reviews online without charge to its readers.

Far Eastern Economic Review. Published by Review Publishing Company in Hong Kong, this weekly publication contains many of the Reviewâ€™s key stories each week, live market information in the Far Eastern region from Dow Jones, politics and policy issues, a EU-Asia CyberForum on relations between Asia and the European Union, and many other useful information resources.

Gateway Service Center of Chinese Academic Journal Publications. The Digital Document Delivery Center provides free delivery of fulltext copies of Chinese language academic journal articles to any researcher in the United States. The Center is administered by the East Asian Library of the University of Pittsburgh Library System, with a National Leadership Grant Award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Center focuses on the delivery of Chinese language academic journal publications that are not available in the collections of U.S. research libraries. Journal articles are transmitted electronically via Internet from the Chinese library which holds the title, to Pittsburgh, where they are printed and sent to you via U.S. mail. Links to a list of libraries and institutions that are currently participated with and responsible for the supply of journal publications transmissions are available on this site.

Harvard Asia Pacific Review. Published twice a year by Harvard University, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, this online publication is devoted to the crucial issues pertinent to the current event and trends of the Asia Pacific Region. Issues are available online from 1997 to the present.

Harvard China Review (HCR). Published quarterly by a graduate student organization based at Harvard University and other young professionals in the Boston area, the HCR provides issues related to the historical transformations occurring in China and analyzes Chinas challenges in an international and historical context. Besides the publications in HCR, members on the editorial board also hold conference series and seminars to bring together students and educators to explore and exchange ideas on the pressing issues about China.

Inner Asia. Published twice a year, Inner Asia is an interdisciplinary refereed journal which promotes the understanding of the history, politics, economies and cultures of Inner Asia. The scope of the journal concentrates on the areas of Altai, Buryatiya, Tyva, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, the Central Asian states, Kalmykia, Inner Mongolia, and Manchuria, as well as their surrounded communities scattered all over the world. The region covers diversified civilizations and states and has been experienced with enormous changes due to recent economic and political processes. Inner Asia publishes articles focusing on the regionâ€™s fundamental issues, cultural changes, contemporary social transformations, religions, ethnicity and identity, languages, and other theoretically issues and concerns.

Inside China Today. This online newspaper provides background on Chinaâ€™s most pressing issues such as politics and human rights, offers current daily news from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, and includes information about travel, sports, culture, and history resources.

Interpoetics. Published tri-quarterly since summer 1997, this magazine contains poetry, translations, research papers and review essays with feature issues on cross-cultural poetics. Interpoetics serves as a forum for poets, translators and scholars of Asia and the Pacific Rim on Asian and East Asian studies.

Japan Echo. Published simultaneously in Spanish and French, Japan Echo is a bi-monthly journal founded in 1973. It features translations of essays, interviews, and discussions by noted commentators on topics of interest in contemporary Japan. The subjects include Japanese politics, economy, education, science, business, and security and defense issues. Some current job opportunities are posted on this site.

Japan Now. Published six times a year by The Japan Information and Culture Center, this journal focuses on current topics in Japanese politics, economy, society, and other Japan related information from around the United States.

The Japan Times Online. The Japan Times is the longest running English-language periodical in Japan with its first issue appeared in 1897. The online version features top news headlines dating back to 1996 and uploaded daily from Monday through Friday, a â€œweekly news roundupâ€ of domestic and international briefs from various wire services, â€œtechnotimesâ€ of technology-related issues, and award-winning sumo coverage. You may search for archived Japan Times articles by subjects or keywords from January 1999 to the present. More archive materials will be continually loaded to the database.

Journal of Asian Studies. Journal of Asian Studies is one of the fulltext electronic journals available from JStor and is a continuation of the journal called The Far Eastern Quarterly. The Journal includes volumes 16-50 (1956-1991) and its predecessor, The Far Eastern Quarterly, covers volumes 1-15. Each issue contains four to five feature articles on topics involving the history, arts, social sciences, philosophy, and contemporary issues of East, South, and Southeast Asia, as well as a book review section. JStor is currently available through site license basis to academic institutions and primarily subscribed via library communities with academic disciplines on Asian related issues.

Journal of Korean Studies. Published annually since 1979 by the Center for Korean Studies, East Asian Languages and Cultures of the University of California in Los Angeles, this journal provides in-depth studies with a broad range of topics, concentrating primarily on social, cultural, and political issues in Korea.

Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS). JAAS is available fulltext starting at volume one issued in February 1998. The journal is the official publication of the Association for Asian American Studies. It covers original works of scholarly interests, including new theoretical developments, methodological innovations, public policy concerns, pedagogical issues, and book, media, and exhibition reviews. Offered in the Project Muse database, the JAAS is currently available on a site license basis to academic libraries and institutions.

Korean Herald. First published in August 15, 1953 as The Korean Republic, this daily newspaper issues national news, supplemental reports, culture and entertainment guide, and weekend news. The newspaper carries selected news, opinion pieces, and science stories from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post, Japan Times and China Daily.

Korean Studies. This semiannual journal is published by the Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaii. The journal addresses a variety of scholarly topics through interdisciplinary and multicultural articles, book reviews and essays in the humanities and social sciences. It is available by subscription through the Project MUSE electronic database at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ks/.

Korean Studies Review. Funded by the Victoria University of Wellington's Asia Studies Institute, the Korean Studies Review is published under the auspices of the Korean Studies, a moderated Internet discussion list by Stephen Epstein (Victoria University of Wellington) with assistance from Rob Provine (University of Maryland). This electronic review journal provides timely reviews of the latest work in Korean Studies with indexes arranged by book authors, reviewers, and publications dated from 1998 to the present. The list contains about fifteen to twenty book reviews per year. It is an excellent resource for collection management and research. All reviewed books are written in English published by worldwide scholars in Korean studies.

Nikkei Net Interactive. The Nikkei Weekly is Japanâ€™s leading English-language business paper with a global readership. Nikkei Net Interactive is its newly revised version which covers all stories from The Nikkei Weekly with about one hundred major articles on Asian-wide news summarized and translated each day from Nikkeiâ€™s major Japanese language newspapers including The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Nikkei Industrial Daily and The Nikkei Financial Daily. It contains a handy keyword search engine with frequent updates of news articles and market data on Japan. Ita service also provides original news stories, financial analyses, lively features, corporate profiles and commentaries on issues affecting Japan, Japanese companies and the Asia Pacific region.

Road to East Asia. Founded in 1996, Road to East Asia is a quarterly journal covering contemporary East Asian literature, which was published by the faculty of Arts from Founders College, York University. East issue contains feature articles and Web site reviews about Chinese, Japanese, and Korean diasporas at the new millenium, such as the cross-cultural study of the Overseas Canadian Chinese from 1858 to 1885, Chinese Diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean, Korean American Science and Technology News, among others. Conference announcements and radio news on related issues are also included.

Taipei Journal. Formerly named Free China Journal, the currently called Taipei Journal is published by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China in Taiwan. It is a weekly journal that includes feature articles on national affairs, economic issues, arts and culture, news items, commentaries, reports, and review essays on politics, economics and business in contemporary Taiwan and its society. The Journal can be searchable by subjects and keywords.

Taipei Review. Formerly called Free China Review, Taipei Review has been published monthly since 1993. The journal depicts perspectives and changes in Taiwan with articles, commentaries, review essays, case studies and book reviews on topics of popular interest such as Taiwanâ€™s election, urban planning, national security, policy and gender issues, business, economics, and society and culture, among others.

Taipei Times. This online daily newspaper provides current information sections on Taiwan News, Sports, Business, Editorials, and World Business. You may search this site for information published within the past two months, as well as accessing industry news, education information, and classified ads.

Taiwan Headlines. The Government in Taiwan publishes this daily English language newspaper. It includes the Government Information Office publications, translations of Chinese language articles, news on business, politics, society, and feature articles with photographs and graphics. Links are provided for pressing issues and reports appeared in Taipei Journal, Taipei Review, and Sinorama.

Tibetan Bulletin. Published by the Central Tibetan Administration of H.H. the Dalai Lama, Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration, the bulletin disseminates information on all aspects of Tibet, including the activities of Dalai Lama, human rights and environmental conditions in Tibet.

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Subject Guide: Asian Studies

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Subject Guide: Asian Studies

Internet Resources on Asian Studies
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Newman Library Subject Guide: Asian Studies

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Subject Guide: Asian Studies

Internet Resources on Asian Studies A Guide to the Best Sites of 2003

Newman Library
Subject Guide: Asian Studies

Internet Resources on Asian Studies
A Guide to the Best Sites of 2003