Southeast Asia

Cornell SEAP (Southeast Asian Program) at Outreach Materials:

Cambodia: A Classroom Study
Details Cambodia's culture, history, folktales, food, and ethnic activities. Also provides activities for elementary school students.

Classroom Indonesia
Information on Indonesian geography, history, culture, and people.

Teaching Asia: Vietnam Through Cinema - A Teaching Resource for Secondary School Educators

Famous American Trials: The My Lai Court Martial 1970

How does art tell stories?
The Seattle Art Museum site allows kids to explore art from South and Southeast Asia.

SEAsite at The Center for Southeast Asian Studies Northern Illinois University
SEAsite provides language instruction and other cultural, political, and social information about Southeast Asia. In particular, interactive language instructional materials for Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam, and the Philippines (Tagalog), Cambodia, and Laos. Also includes picture database and online curriculum materials.

Teach Vietnam: Echoes from the Wall
An interactive educational tool developed by Texas Tech University. Includes letters, teacher's guides, and sample lesson plans.

University of Hawaii, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Listings for slides, film-strips, videocassettes, workbooks, books, games, catalogs, mini-packets, teacher-aid packets, and lessons available for loan, purchase, or free in Hawaii. Includes order form. The Southeast Asia & The Philippines Teaching Resources Catalogue is especially relevant to teachers.

Vietmedia: Vietnamese Culture
Learn about leaf hats, ao dais, Vietnamese New Year, wedding ceremonies, etc. at this site.

Vietnam Online: The American Experience
Companion site to the PBS series, Vietnam: A Television History. It documents the conflict that changed a generation and analyzes the costs and consequences of this controversial war. Other Vietnam sites on PBS.org include:

Hitchhiking Vietnam
Follow a young American woman as she journeys through Vietnam, discovering herself as well as the culture.

Re: Vietnam - Stories Since the War
This site showcases the stories of Vietnam veterans and anti-war protesters in the years since the war, providing a gathering place for complex personal stories and an opportunity to listen and respond to people with very different experiences.

The Vietnam Picture Archive
Includes pictures of Vietnamese scenery, people, artwork, and historical artifacts.

Vietnam: Yesterday and Today
Features helpful bibliographies for a number of topics including PTSD, enlisted women, war literature, and the perspective of Vietnamese people.

Viettouch
A beautiful site which focuses on Vietnamese art, history, music, and literature. Tends to focus on historical issues more than modern ones.

Last Updated April 24, 2007