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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: East Asian History Sourcebook: East Asian History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University, known for its excellent primary historical resources in English translation, provides one for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese history.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

Canadian Centre for South Asian Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for information of Canada's diverse South Asian community? This website has teacher resources available. South Asian immigrants in Canada have diverse backgrounds and history in Canada, but collectively they are an increasingly...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
We will refer to Ancient China as the time between the Neolithic period (ca. 6,000-ca. 1750 B.C.E.) and the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), This is the formative stage of Chinese civilization. During this time, what we now call China...
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Princeton University

Princeton University Art Museum: Asian Art Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive history and explanation of the cultural influences on Asian art. A map allows viewers to focus on a region. Access images of artwork in the museum's collection.
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Crayola

Crayola Asian Landscape Scroll

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a lesson plan for students of any age! Children use Chinese scroll painting as inspiration to create their own version of this ancient art form. Provides resources and adaptations as well. You need to register to view the page,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to the official site of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with the May 2010 theme being ' lighting the past, present, and future.' Explore the varied links to the Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology: Sounds of the Silk Road

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel the tales and sounds of the Silk Road through this resource and understand how music shaped Asian, and eventually, western cultures. You can create your own music to share with your friends, and gain knowledge about common...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Anti Asian Racism: Connections in History

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of educational resources will help students make sense of anti-Asian racism today by connecting it with history. Americans of Asian descent have lived and contributed to the development of the United States. The first...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Race and Gender in Asian America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Peruse these resources regarding the issues of race and gender which the Asian Americans have had to face.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Scapegoating Asian Americans During the 1980s

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze primary sources in the media gallery and create an illustrated poem to learn how Asian Americans were scapegoated for the downturn of the U.S. economy and American auto industry during the 1980s.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Solidarity Against the Pandemic of Anti Asian Hate

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will gain an understanding of how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have faced physical and verbal attacks due to unjustly being blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also learn how the AAPI community has taken...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Asian American Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Covering the Asian experience in the United States, educators can enhance lessons with many resources provided by MIT.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Asian American Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Covering the Asian experience in the United States, educators can enhance lessons with many resources provided by MIT.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Asian Ethnography

For Students 9th - 10th
The Museum's holdings in Asian ethnology make up the finest collection in the Western hemisphere. A large part of the collection was made by early anthropologists, who gathered extraordinarily detailed documentation. The collection is...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: South and Southeast Asians of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
A page giving the history of the immigrants of Asia to Canada. Learn about their culture, economy, society, and religion on this site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Archaeology and the Study of Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
Archaeology is the study of the material remains of humanity's past. Excavated materials, along with other historical objects and text records, form the primary source material on Ancient China. All the major dynasties, beginning with...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Making of Modern South Asia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Covering the countries in South Asia, who they are, their histories, and want to deepen the discussion, consider these resources.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Making of Modern South Asia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Covering the countries in South Asia, who they are, their histories, and want to deepen the discussion, consider these resources.
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Princeton University

Princeton University Art Museum: Creating a Bronze Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful photographs and animations explain how the Chinese of the Shang and Zhou dynasties (ca. 1600 B.C. to 256 B.C.) cast bronze. Excellent site for studying how the Chinese made bronze, one of the important technologies of ancient...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fei Ch'i Hao

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham's Modern History Sourcebook offers a Chinese Christian's account of the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Traveling the Silk Road: Take a Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about some of the ancient Asian and Middle Eastern cities along the Silk Road between AD 600 and 1200. Highlights Xian, Turfan, Samarkand, and Baghdad, as well as those who traveled by sea.
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Alaska History and Cultural Studies: Alaska's Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
The numerous cultures that make up the demography of Alaska are profiled. Included are Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Polynesians and Latin Americans.
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George Mason University

Moving Here: 200 Years of Migration in England

For Students 9th - 10th
"Your life is history." So begins the page dedicated to the stories of people who have moved to England to make it their home. You can tell your story! You can also find help to begin to trace your roots at this site as well. What...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Besides viewing the collections and exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can view the "Timeline of Art History" and other useful resources at this site.

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