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Asian

AACP : The Asian American Curriculum Project, Inc. is to educate the public about the great diversity of the Asian American experience, through the books that we distribute; fostering cultural awareness and to educate Asian Americans about their own heritage, instilling a sense of pride.
Asia For Kids : An educational catalog offers hard-to-find resources for the home, classroom or library. Our mission is to make the rich Asian heritage and their diverse languages accessible to everyone.
Asia Society is America's leading institution dedicated to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
Asia Source is a comprehensive new resource from the Asia Society about Asia.
Asian American Resource List : This page includes the following catagories: Clubs/Organizations, Media, Personal Home Pages, Info/FAQs, Events, Net, New Activities
Ask Asia is an exciting, informative on-line source K-12 Asian and Asian American studies.
Cornell University's East Asia Series : (literature and history, some bilingual poetry), part of the Cornell East Asia Series, a nonprofit scholarly book series published by the Cornell East Asia Program.
GoldSea ASIAN AMERICAN SUPERSITE - Great site to read and see whos who in the Asian American spotlight. added 4/5/00


Chinese
Erik Peterson's Chinese related web site : Nice site to learn the Chinese language.

Korean

Food
Kimchi History : Everything you wanted to know about Kimchi.
The Kitchen Link : Good place to get recipes around the world.
Korea Food Research Institute : The name says it all.

Government
Embassy of the Republic of Korea : Washington DC
Chong Wa Dae : Office of the President, Republic of Korea
The Ministry of Legislation
Overseas Korean Foundation
Welfare-Net, Korea : Site is only in Korean. Information on adoption and post adoption issues.

Language
"KONGLISH" : A Strange Linguistic Practice of Koreans.
Korean at Monash
Korean Study Net (Kosnet) site, which is run by the National Institute for International Education Development affiliated with the Ministry of Education.
Koreantutor.com - an online Korean language program from Seoul National University
Talking to Koreans : Nice way to learn Korean on your own.

Media
Note: Some files require a Korean fonts to view these sites below
Arirang TV : Korean TV station in English and programs subtitled in English
Digital Chosunilbo : Chosun Herald Newspaper
JoongAng Ilbo : JoongAng Herald Newspaper
KBS : Korean Broadcasting System
The Korea Herald : English only
The Korea Times
MBC : Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
PSB : Pusan Broadcasting Corp
SBS : Seoul Broadcasting System

Names
Korean Names : Need Korean font viewer to view Korean portion of text.

Shopping
AdoptShoppe : Unique gifts and resources for parents building families through the joy of international adoption.
Angie's Angels Adoption Specialties : Nice site to purchase Hanboks and Korean items.
Christening & Party Hanboks : Nice site to purchase Hanboks for infants and toddlers.
Korean Beauty : Adult Hanboks from Korea

Writers


Transcultural

CELEBRATE THE CHILD
Colorful Families : Custom greeting cards created especially for your family (under construction)
Lonely Planet : Great site to learn about different countries from a personal view of individuals who have written about their travels in books and on their website.
Making Friends and other crafts for kids
MAVIN is a magazine by and for transracial adoptees, mixed race people, and interracial couples and their families.
Of Many Colors : Portraits of Multiracial Families
Rainbow Kids : An Online International Adoption Publication
Shen's Book and Supplies : Children's literature from many lands with various language capabilities. Ex. Cinderella from around the World, Festivals from around the World


Vietnamese

Icarus Films - Films About Vietnam
Mam Non - "Sharing Vietnamese Culture with the Adoption Community"
Vietnamese Legends and Folklore - Stories and all in English.
VHNT homepage

Names and Language
Attitude Toward the Self - Vietnamese names
English-Vietnamese dictionary
Vietnamese-English dictionary