The Asian Links Page

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Musical Compositions of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand 
Includes jazz and blues compositions, available in text and streaming audio. Click to read and listen.

Newspapers In Thailand On the Web 
Check here for newspapers in the Thai (and English) languages.

Radio and TV From Thailand 
Radio and TV stations in Thailand are available to see and hear on the Web.

Thailand Virtual Library
This Web Pageis a part of the WWW Virtual Library - Asian Studies WWW Server and it has been created to keep track of leading information facilities in/about Thailand.

Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies
At California State University, Chico, just across the street from CHS.

AdVenture into Laos
Site designed by Peter Whittlesey, Library Media Teacher in Sacramento, California. Shows his photos and commentary of Laos as experienced in his trips.

WWW Hmong Homepage
This WWW page is a collection of resources relating to Hmong history, culture, language, and current events. Background Information on the WWW Hmong Homepage is also available.

Hmong-English Online Dictionary
Nice dictionary, and also more than 60 Hmong/English lesson plans and another 60 English lesson plans, which supplement the Hmong/English teaching. 

Hmong-Australian Resource Page 
Lots of good information for Hmongs and others interested in the Hmong. 

Hmong Means Free
"Introduction" chapter of Hmong Means Free by Sucheng Chan, published by Temple University Press. This is a very long chapter, and has a lot of historical information about the Hmong people. 

Miao or Hmong?
Historical background on two related poeples of Southeast Asia, with common origins in China. (Taken from an electronic newsletter article.)

Minority Policies and the Hmong in Laos
Report by Gary Lee, Ph. D. "This paper will focus attention on the contribution of members of this minority group to the success of the revolutionary struggle and what has happened to them since 1975. It will highlight both their past history and the prospects facing them under the new social order"

Hmong Textiles
The cloths presented here come from two sources: Flower Cloth of the Hmong, Denver, CO: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1985, and Joan Randall, ed., Art of the Hmong-Americans, Davis, CA: C.N. Gorman Museum (UC Davis), 1985. The textiles shown from the first work are for the most part untitled and unattributed; the textiles in Randall are properly attributed.

The Children of Southeast Asia
An online gallery of children's photographs taken on the November 1997 trip to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, by Andy Carvin and Susanne Cornwall (with brief comments included).

Asian Studies Virtual Library
This Web Page keeps links to leading information facilities in the field of Asian studies. The top of their page has a lot of graphics, so you will have to scroll down the page a bit to find links to Asian Studies information.

Vietnamese Student Association
A gathering of information by the Vietnamese Student Association of Pennsylvania State University. Includes pictures of Vietnam, a closer look at Vietnamese culture and society, and other information on Vietnam.

Asian Studies: Vietnam
This Web Page keeps track of leading information facilities for the Vietnam section of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.

Asian Studies: Laos
This Web Page keeps track of leading information facilities for the Laos section of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.

Appreciation of The Art of Chinese Calligraphy
Over the thousands of years, the style of Chinese calligraphy has evolved continually. This site explains and shows many examples of this expressive writing style.