A guide to help teachers and students in California's Bay Area become aware of the region's rich resources on China and Chinese culture, contains a listing of resources useful to any classroom teacher interested in teaching about China. After an introduction to the Bay Area China Education Project, which produces the Guide, annotated descriptions…

Over 5500 current and backfile titles of American, foreign, and Black community newspapers that may be purchased on 35mm. roll microfilm are indexed in this catalog. Historical annotations are provided for selected American, Asian, and other foreign newspapers as well as for collections which focus on areas of special interest: early America, the…

This handbook, designed as an introduction to Vietnamese society and culture, presents a highly simplified picture of Vietnamese life covering the following areas: (1) Vietnamese geography; (2) historical facts about the Vietnamese; (3) some aspects of Vietnamese culture, including (a) the philosophical background of the Vietnamese mentality…

From analysis of this case study of woman's role in Indonesia over the last three generations, the author concludes that significant liberalization has occurred in the areas of education, employment, and civil rights for women. (DB)

Offers a comprehensive look at the needs of Asian-Americans in a counseling relationship. The conflict between the traditional values of Asian culture and Western counseling procedures is presented. The use of grass-roots Asian counselors as facilitators in formal counselor-training programs is suggested. (Author)

A historical overview of Asian bilingual and bicultural education and projections for the future are presented. Criticisms of these programs and corrective measures or responses supporters should make are outlined. Legal and legislative mandates are cited. (SW)

Evaluates the extent to which the "revolution in education" in China has succeeded in integrating communist theory with practice. Concludes that the pre-1975 emphasis on political indoctrination has been tempered by efforts to raise the cultural and technical levels of the Chinese people. (Author/DB)

Fourteen books and articles are cited in this annotated bibliography on minority group access to educational institutions and to the job market. Topics include: careers for black women; keeping students; black scholar's role; Chicanos; job markets; interracial interaction; professional education; Asian Americans; Catholics and Jews; endangered…

Concludes that Asian Americans have been able to ameliorate bias largely through strong motivation for educational and occupational achievement, cohesive family structure in which harmony and responsibility are maintained, and adaptability to social environmental conditions. (Author/AM)

Describes three programs of school-community collaboration which have the following goals: (1) helping children develop a commitment to their communities; (2) helping refugees adapt to their new communities; and (3) helping schools deal with student discipline problems. (PS)

Article and photos reveal the interviewing and processing of visa applicants at the United States Consulate in Guangzhou (Canton), China. Most applicants were would-be immigrants from southern China and refugees from Vietnam. Two examples of family reunion cases illustrate similarities and differences in treatment of refugees and immigrants. (PS)

Epidemiologic survey of the mental health status of Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese residents of Santa Clara County reports on the following: (1) distribution of mental health problems; (2) comparison of problems with those of general population; (3) relationship of health and use of mental health services to distribution of problems; and (4)…

Describes the Graduate and Professional Opportunities Program (G*POP), which authorizes federal grants to universities to increase access to graduate programs for minorities and which may be discontinued by the Reagan administration. Contends that the program is crucial to minorities and should be retained. (CJM)

Provides a translation and explanation of the "Hsueh Chi," (Record of Learning), which is the 18th chapter of the major Confucian classic "Li Chi," (Book of Rites). The author maintains that although much has changed in China since Confucius, there is still the spirit that education is essential in order to organize society and to rule. (Author/DB)

Notes that an Asian American literary tradition exists which involves more than the ethnicity of a group of authors, and asks: What are the components of this tradition? What is the writer's stance before it? What is the community's stake in it? What are the writer's duties to this community? What are the issues of audience, language, style and…