This teacher's guide will help secondary teachers teach about Japan using the best selling novel or television mini-series "Shogun." In preparing the guide, it was not possible to preview the television program before going to press. Therefore the lessons are keyed to the novel. The pages referred to in the lessons are in the paperback…

This handbook provides information for the prospective sponsors of Indochinese refugees. The refugees' general background, experiences, and reasons for coming to the United States are discussed. The sponsor's importance and role in the resettlement program are examined. The handbook also outlines problems of adjustment to life in America and what…

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the "state of the art" of communication research in Asia. An analysis of the problems of communication research reveals that growth in the field is slow, due to such factors as lack of professionally trained researchers, absence of financial, human, and physical facilities to support…

This bibliography of the holdings of the United States Military Academy Library's Orientalia Collection as of January 1977 lists books and periodicals written mostly in Chinese, with a few words in Japanese and English. The major subjects include general and military history, history of military art and science, biography, culture, geography,…

This report discusses Chinese refugees in Hong Kong. The statistics, background readings, and case studies included in the report may provide useful information to educators and curriculum developers interested in Chinese and Asian studies. Contents include the following: (1) Hong Kong Demography; (2) History of Chinese Refugees; (3) Refugees:…

This volume contains both literature from South Asia and articles about South Asian literature. The first article consists of an interview with a leading Pakistani poet, N.M. Rashed, who discusses modern Urdu literature. Other articles are: "Five 'Dangerous' Books"--on censorship in East Pakistan--by P. Sarkar; "Baluchi Language and…

As humanity seeks a new social matrix which is suited to the global conditions that have ended the isolation of communities, we must learn to understand the various rhetorics of different cultures. This paper explores at length some of the richness of rhetorical theory within the classics of the East, including the "Upanishads," and in the ideas…

This ungraded, annotated bibliography includes books of biography, history and society, culture, and literature. Filmstrips, study prints, slides and films are listed in the section of audio-visual materials. Also included is a list of sources of books and audio-visual materials that are included in a multi-media package on China used in the…

The author confronts the popular myth or false idea that Zen Buddhism is escape from reality through drugs and sex. (Author/DE)

Discussed in this article are numerous films which feature Asian characters and the influence these films have on stereotyped images of Asians and prevailing racist attitudes toward Asian Americans. (EB)

The Socialist Revolution has brought dramatic changes in Chinese social institutions. This paper investigates how older Chinese have fared in this massive reorganization of Chinese society. The study concludes that the aged have largely maintained their traditionally high status in both the countryside and the urban sector. (Author)

The publication of Counterpoint: Perspectives on Asian America by the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, is significant because it brings together review articles which scrutinize the existing literature, and articles written from an Asian American perspective in a variety of genres. (Author/AM)

Political, social and ethnic awareness arising from the Vietnam war have influenced the performing arts. The proliferation of theaters and dramatic workshops and the level of consciousness in the works produced demonstrate trends in American ethnic theater. (GC)

This article reports on the development and activities of an Asian American theater group on the West Coast. The author interviewed actors and organizers about how Asian social and political experiences, including the Vietnam war, are manifesting themselves in modern drama. (GC)

Focusing particularly on the individuals involved, this article describes the formation of an Asian American theater company in Los Angeles. Financial problems, public support, selection or creation of plays to perform, and problems of casting and directing have all affected the East West Players. (GC)