Contemporary Asia in the 21st Century
People's Republic of China (Mainland) and Republic of China (Taiwan) 1949 to present
Japan (Heisei Period) 1989 to present
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North) and Republic of Korea (South) 1948 to present
Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1975 to present
Republic of India and Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1947 to present

JAPAN 21st Century
EDUCATION WEBSITES OF MAJOR AMERICAN AND BRITISH NEWS MEDIA

BBC Learning: Teachers [BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation]
With lesson plans grouped by topic and grade level, and a "Class Clips" section featuring "more than 3,000 clips" from BBC programs that can be viewed online.

Learning Network [The New York Times]
Includes a "Student Connections" section with new summaries and daily quizzes and a "Teacher Connections" section with lesson plans and background readings and more.

NPR >> News >> World [NPR, National Public Radio]
Although not specifically designed for educators, NPR.org is an excellent resource for world news.

Reuters: China Connected [Reuters]
Optimized for mobile devices, this app explores the cultural and political factors that shape the dynamics of power in modern China, providing deep insight into China's new generation of leaders and features the best of Reuters' coverage in data, text, photos and video. Provides new perspectives and provocative insights about power dynamics in modern China.

Asian Review of Books [Asian Review of Books]
Essays on new books and their topics, covering all of Asia.

SELECTED ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NEWS MEDIA FROM JAPAN
CURRICULUM RESOURCES

Focus on Japan

Current World Issues Including Japan

The Choices for the 21st Century Education Program [The Choices Program, Brown University]
The Choices Program's Teaching with the News provides online lessons to connect the content of your classroom to the headlines in the news. Topics cover a range of foreign policy and international issues. Choices also offers curriculum units for purchase on a variety of current international issues, including the South China Seas and US-China Relations.

SPICE [SPICE: Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education]
Video presentations on current world events as well as curriculum packets on major issues in Asia.

Great Decisions: In the Classroom [Foreign Policy Association]
The Foreign Policy Association sponsors an annual series on current events topics. See "Topic Resources" for current year topics East Asia in the current year and "Program Materials" for curriculum available for purchase.

Education about Asia (EAA) [Association for Asian Studies]
On-line and print articles on current issues in East, South and SE Asia. Search articles by country or topic on this on-line index.

Asia Matters for America [East-West Center]
This project maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and Asian countries at the national and sub-national levels.

Class Apps [Program on Teaching East Asia, U of Colorado]
Short video presentations focusing on a timely topic or “best practice” for the classroom.

ExEAS – Expanding East Asia Studies [Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University]
Teaching materials and resources on current issues in East Asia.


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