A conceptual framework for teaching Afro/Asia culture is oriented toward understanding and empathizing with the humanity of the Afro/Asia world. (Author/KM)

Charles Trevelyan's contributions as a member of the General Committee of Public Instruction to bring English-style education and Christianity to India is examined. Emphasis is placed upon his organizing role and attempts to secure publicity for his reforms. (DE)

A collection of sources of information about Japan and resource materials available for teaching about Japan are included in this document. Part one, "Who and Where" lists names and addresses from a variety of sources including the Embassy and Consulates General of Japan, the Japan Foundation, Japan Trade Centers (Japan External Trade…

This is a selected bibliography on child and adolescent refugees of Indochinese from the American project at Dartmouth Medical School. Very little literature exists on child or adolescent refugees of any nationality and virtually no prospective, longitudinal studies are available. No firm conclusions about the development and adaptation of these…

This resource directory lists the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the most commonly sought-out Asian Pacific American organizations and agencies. The directory is divided into community organizations, consulates and social service organizations in the State of Washington, and media, State agencies, national and out-of-State…

This unit, intended for secondary level students, is a general introduction to Chinese cooking. It is meant to inform students about the origins of Chinese cooking styles in their various regional manifestations, and it can be used to discuss how and why different cultures develop different styles of cooking. The first part of the unit, adapted…

This bibliography of articles, books, and government documents is arranged by ethnic group (Asian American, black, Chicano, Latino, and Native American women) with a section on comparative studies. An index provides subject access to this listing of materials published from 1977 through 1979. (WP)

The purpose of this guide is to provide Americans who are teaching English to the Hmongs with a set of pronunciation lessons. These lessons are geared both to the particular problems Hmong speakers have in learning English, and to the particular pedagogical problems involved in teaching pronunciation to students who are for the most part…

THIS TEXT WAS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES (ACLS) AS PROJECT NUMBER 35 OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES IN URALIC AND ALTAIC LANGUAGES OF ACLS. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK IS TO STUDY THE VERNACULAR GENRES OF VERSE AND PROSE IN KOREA, BEGINNING WITH THE EARLIEST GENRES IN…

This handbook provides background information and resource materials on Asian Indians. Materials covered in an audiovisual program entitled "Introducing the Asian Indians in America" are presented in four categories: (1) historical perspective and establishment of the Asian Indian community in America; (2) contemporary lifestyles of Asian Indians;…

This selected bibliography of materials in the field of Asian Studies held by the Arkansas University library includes general and area specific atlases, bibliographies, catalogs and checklists, chronologies, current affairs publications, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias and guides, handbooks, periodicals and periodical indexes, yearbooks,…

This issue of "Mahfil" is devoted to Sanskrit literature and contains a note on Sanskrit pronunciation and selections of Sanskrit literature. It also contains articles analyzing and discussing various aspects of the literature, including "Sanskrit Rhetoric and Poetic,""The Creative Role of the Goddess Vac in the…

This volume contains articles about South Asian literature and poetry by G.M. Muktibodh, P. Naik, S. Chattopadhyay, M. Kureishi, and P.S. Rege. The articles and authors are: "The Hindi 'Riti' Tradition and the "Rasakapriya' of Keshavadasa: An Introductory Review" by K.C. Bahl; "Tradition and Modernity in Literature" by…

Combining the most important geographical data with historical, political, and cultural information, this work, one of six volumes designed as a tool of research and a general reference source, updates and includes a previous publication compiled in 1914 with corrections and additions of maps and considerable new material to take into account…

The author examines how Asian political leaders are attempting to develop a set of unified shared beliefs among their populace. The task of the historian in promoting this cultural heritage is examined. (DE)