Recommended Resources for K-6
These resources are available for loan to educators within Champaign County, including teachers, professors and UIUC graduate students. Patrons may borrow five media resources each for a total of two weeks. Dial 1-888-828-AEMS (on-campus 3-9597) to set up an appointment to come by our office. To find out about our other services, including an online database and downloadable guide to K-12 resources, browse our Web site or send us an e-mail. The Asian Educational Media Service is part of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. We are located on the second floor of 805 W. Pennsylvania Ave, just east of Lincoln Ave.
Be aware that the grade levels listed are only rough guidelines; please let us know if they are not accurate estimations.
Asian Americans
Asia, General
China
Japan
Korea
East Asia, Other: Taiwan, Mongolia, Tibet
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Asian Americans
Videos & DVDs:
| Ancestors in the Americas: Coolies, Sailors, Settlers |
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| Ancestors in the Americas: Chinese in the Frontier West—an American Story |
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| The Bracelet |
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| Chinese-American Heritage |
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| Dear Miss Breed |
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| A Family Gathering |
Grades 5+ |
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| Japanese Americans |
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| Korean Americans |
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| Vietnamese-American Heritage |
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Asia General
Videos & DVDs:
| Religions of the World: Buddhism |
Grades 5+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Religions of the World: Islam |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Tsunami: The Wave That Shook the World |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
Curriculum Units & CD-ROMs:
| The Art of Buddhism |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Arts of the Islamic World |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Mapping Asia |
Grades 6+ |
Curr. Unit |
| The World History CD-ROM: Non-European History |
Grades 4+ |
CD-ROM |
China
Videos & DVDs:
| Big Bird in China |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| China (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| China Blue |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| China News Stories |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| China: Beyond the Clouds (National Geographic Video) |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| China's Mega Dam (Discovery Channel Video) |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| China's Boxer Rebellion (Chinese Folk Arts Series) |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Chinese Acrobatics (Chinese Folk Arts Series) |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| Chinese Leather Silhouette Show (Chinese Folk Arts Series) |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Chinese Lion Dance (Chinese Folk Arts Series) |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| Chinese New Year |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| Chinese Sculpture (Quintessential Chinese Culture Series) |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Confucius (A&E Biography) |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| Families of the World: Families of China |
Grades K+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Follow Jade! Let’s Go to Market |
Grades PreK+ |
VHS |
| Follow Jade! Let’s Visit Chinese Kindergarten |
Grades PreK+ |
VHS |
| Great Wall, The (In Search of History Series) |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| Jing, A Chinese Girl |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| Land of the Dragon |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| Nature Pandas |
Grades K+ |
DVD |
| New Year in Ping Wei |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| Not One Less |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Old Town of Lijiang, The (Chinese Archives of World Heritage Sites Series) |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| One Day in Ping Wei |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| Peking Opera (Quintessential Chinese Culture Series) |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Play and Learn Chinese with Mei Mei |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| Porcelain for Emperors |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| A Real Trip to China |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Secrets of the Great Wall |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Temple of Heaven (Chinese Archives of World Heritage Sites Series) |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World (Discovery Channel Video) |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine (Quintessential Chinese Culture Series) |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Trav's Travels: China |
Grades 3+ |
VHS |
| Villages of Xidi and Hongcun, The (Chinese Archives of World Heritage Sites Series) |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
Curriculum Units & CD-ROMs
Chi's Adventures in Ancient China: A Visit to the Freer and Sackler Galleries at the Smithsonian |
Grades 6+ |
CD-ROM |
| The Concept of Order in Ancient China |
Grades 6+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Demystifying the Chinese Language: For Elementary and Secondary Levels |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Five Millennia of Chinese Art: Images of a Spiritual Journey |
Grades 4+ |
CD-ROM |
| History Through Art and Architecture: Look and Do China |
Grades K+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Journey Down the Yangtze: From Dragon's Tail to Dragon's Head |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Out of the East Horizon: Seattle Art Museum |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| The Rabbit in the Moon: Folktales from China and Japan |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Shao Nian Gong: A Children's Palace, Ideas for Teaching About China |
Grades K+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Sing 'N Learn Chinese |
Grades K+ |
Curr. Unit |
Japan
Videos & DVDs
| Asia Video Reports - Japan: Arts and Crafts |
Grades 5+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Asia Video Reports - Japan: Festivals and Holidays |
Grades 5+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Asia Video Reports - Japan: Food |
Grades 5+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Asia Video Reports - Japan: Housing Customs in Transition |
Grades: 6+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Barefoot Gen: The Movies 1 & 2 |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Basketmaker in Rural Japan, A |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Big Bird in Japan |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| Budo: The Martial Arts / Traditional Japanese Sports: Sumo |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Castle in the Sky |
Grades: 5+ |
DVD |
| Families of Japan (Families of the World Series) |
Grades K+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Hello! From Around the World! Asia Series - Japan |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| Hinokio |
Grades 3+ |
DVD |
| Hiroshima no Pika/Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| How to Fold a Paper Crane |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Japan (Video Visits Series) |
Grades: 6+ |
VHS |
| Japanese Radio Exercises: 13 Exercises |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Kiki's Delivery Service |
Grades K+ |
DVD |
| Kimono Dressing |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| Let's Send Video Messages to the World: 1997 Award Winners Videos |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Let's Send Video Messages to the World: 1999 Award Winners Videos |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| My Day / Tokyo Sunday |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| My Neighbor Totoro |
Grades K+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Spirit of Hiroshima, The |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Spirited Away |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Tune In Japan: Approaching Culture Through Television |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Tune In Japan: Global Connections |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Windows to the World: Japan |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
Curriculum Units
| Cooperation In Japan: Elementary Literature Series |
Grades K+
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Curr. Unit |
| Culture Kit: Japan |
Grades K+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Glimpses of Japan Through Comics |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| The Haiku Moment: Seeing the World in a Grain of Sand |
Grades K+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Japan in the Classroom: Elementary and Secondary Activities |
Grades K+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Japan: Images and Words |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| The Japanese Kimono |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Japanese Radio Exercises |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Learning with Enjoyment: Activities About Japan for Elementary Students |
Grades K+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Rabbit in the Moon, The: Folktales from China and Japan |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Spring Blossoms, Autumn Moon |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Symbolism in Japanese Language and Culture |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
| Windows to the World: Japan |
Grades 4+ |
Curr. Unit |
Korea
Videos & DVDs
| Arirang: An Interactive Classroom on the Korean American Experience |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Arirang: Pt. 1 The Korean American Journey & Pt. II The Korean American Experience |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Discover Korea: Family and Home |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Discover Korea: Geography and Industry |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Discover Korea: School and Community |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Families of South Korea (Families of the World Series) |
Grades K+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Korean Independent Animation Festival |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| My Beautiful Girl, Mari |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| Nuclear Nightmare: Understanding North Korea (Discovery Channel Video) |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
| South Korea: Land of the Morning Calm (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| A State of Mind |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Tune in Korea: Geography and Society |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| The Way Home |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
East Asia, Other: Taiwan, Mongolia, Tibet
Videos & DVDs
| Cultural Adventure with Jan Reynolds |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| The Cup |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| Dalai Lama (A&E Biography) |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| Taiwan - Exotic Blossom of the Orient (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| What's Going On?: Street Children in Mongolia |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
Curriculum Units & CD-ROMs
| Traditional Chinese Celebrations: Continuity and Change in Taiwan |
Grades 6+ |
Curr. Unit |
South Asia
Videos & DVDs
| Discovering the Music of India |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| Families of India (Families of the World Series) |
Grades K+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Gandhi (A&E Biography) |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| Going to School in India |
Grades 4+ |
DVD |
| Great Indian Railway, The (National Geographic Video) |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| Hanuman |
Grades K+ |
DVD |
| India, Land of Spirit and Mystique (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Pandavas: The Five Warriors |
Grades 5+ |
DVD |
| Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama |
Grades K+ |
DVD |
| What's Going On? Girl's Education in India |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
Curriculum Units
| Puja: Hindu Expressions of Devotion |
Grades: 5+ |
VHS |
Southeast Asia
Videos & DVDs
| Bali (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Families of Thailand (Families of the World Series) |
Grades K+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Families of Vietnam (Families of the World Series) |
Grades K+ |
DVD/VHS |
| Hello! From Around The World! Asia Series: Bali |
Grades K+ |
VHS |
| Ho Chi Minh (A&E Biography) |
Grades 5+ |
VHS |
| Indonesia: the Jeweled Archipelago (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Malaysia, Land of Harmony (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Philippines, The (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Thailand News Stories |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| Thailand, The Golden Kingdom (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Vietnam (Video Visits Series) |
Grades 6+ |
VHS |
| Vietnam News Stories |
Grades 4+ |
VHS |
| What's Going On?: Landmines in Cambodia |
Grades 6+ |
DVD |
Last Modified: July 27, 2012
