David & Lorraine Cheng Library

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Asian Studies Resources

American Oriental Society
Provides a link to the Journal of American Oriental Society.
http://www.umich.edu/~aos/
Amnesty International Report
Provides reports on regional updates in Asian countries pertaining to human rights violations.
http://web.amnesty.org/web/ar2001.nsf/regASA/regASA?OpenDocument
Asia
The site provides links to resources on Asia, from historical, political, cultural and regional information.
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/asia.html
Asia-Pacific
Provides full text pdf articles on Asian Pacific sources, with strong emphasis on strategic business information.
http://www.asia-pacific.com/journals.htm
Asia Society
The site provides information about the Asian-Pacific region through art and culture. Founded by J. D. Rockefeller III, Asia Society also provides access to full text articles through its publication, which is available free onsite.
http://www.asiasociety.org/
Asia Source Experts
A resource of the Asia Society that provides educational material for students and teachers by region/country, discipline and language. Provides access to information on specialists on art, culture, history and society.
http://www.asiasource.org/experts/
Asia Source Profiles
Another source from the Asia Society that provides maps and statistics for individual countries. Additional links to information on Asia are also provided on the site.
http://www.asiasource.org/profiles/
Asia Source Reference
An Asia Society link that provides a glossary of Asian terms covering economics, business, politics, arts and religion. Heavy emphasis is on art and religion.
http://www.asiasource.org/reference/index.cfm
Asia Study Full Text Online
An online full text database that provides information by country and subject heading. Access to full text material is by subscription only.
http://www.asia-studies.com/
Asia Times Online
An Asian online news publication that reports political, economic and business issues.
http://www.atimes.com/
AsiaWeek
An Asian magazine with archive from 1995 to 2001. Provides information on Asian affairs for researchers, academics and business organizations.
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/
Asian Affairs
Provides exclusive analysis and interviews of Asian personalities. Access to English language newspapers.
http://www.asian-affairs.com/
Asian Cultural Council
The site supports the development of cultural exchange and provides access to grants for students interested in Asian Culture Studies in the United States and abroad. Links are provided to access additional information through participating societies and organizations both in the United States and in Asia.
http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/
The Asia Foundation
A non profit and non governmental organization that supports projects that help improve governance and law, economic reform and development, women’s empowerment and international relations.
http://www.asiafoundation.org/
Asian-Nation: Landscape of Asian America
This site provides resources on historical, demographic, political and cultural information about Asian Americans.
http://www.asian-nation.org/asian-icons.shtml
Association for Asian Studies
A scholarly and not for profit organization that provides information to people interested in Asia. A link to the Journal of Asian Studies which is a quarterly publication provides full text pdf articles, ranging from 2001 to current. Resource links provide access to websites that focus on Asia. For example http://www.aasianst.org/asiawww.htm provides an extensive list of online resources, however a careful examination of each site is recommended before reference to a user, as some sites are not available or still under construction.
http://www.aasianst.org
Columbia Internationl Affairs Online
Columbia International Affairs Online provides a comprehensive source of papers from university research institutes, papers from not for profit organizations (NGO’s), research projects, conferences, journals and policy briefs. A rich source of information for international affairs and helpful for history and political science students and faculty.
http://www.ciaonet.org
Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL)
A consortium of East Asian Libraries to develop resources, bibliographic information and access on East Asian subjects.
http://wason.library.cornell.edu/CEAL/
European Alliance for Asian Studies
A research institute on Asian Studies, access to research and conference reports are through subscription only.
http://www.asia-alliance.org
Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies
This site promotes research on social, economic and political development. Emphasis is on the role of Hong Kong in the Asian-Pacific region.
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/homepage.htm
The International Institute for Asian Studies.
A research institute that encourages academic cooperation at a postdoctoral level. Researchers conduct and share interdisciplinary and comparative studies of Asia. Based out of the Netherlands, the site has links to studies in progress.
http://www.iias.nl
National Bureau of Asian Research
A nonprofit organization that conducts research on strategic, political, economic, globalization, health and energy issues that impact U.S relations with Asia. Research information provided through publications and conferences.
http://www.nbr.org/
PAIR (Portal to Asian Internet Resources)
A portal to Asian Internet resources, developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. User friendly searchable catalog. Supports research and teaching in higher education. Topics covered are the humanities and social sciences. Provides databases in English and in 27 Asian languages.
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/PAIR/atlas.html
Resources for the Study of South and South East Asian Languages and Cultures
This site provides a guide to electronic sources. However, there was no information available about the site
http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/fiindole.htm
South East Asia Guide
This site contains a subject-classified collection of online resources for Southeast Asia, maintained by University of Wisconsin at Madison.
http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/SEAsia/
South East Asian Site
Maintained by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University and funded by U.S. Department of Education. The site provides resources for Southeast Asian languages, literature and culture.
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/
United States Department of State
The U.S. Department of State provides publications on countries history, government, political conditions, land, people and foreign relations. Counties are listed on the web site.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
The U.S. "Tiananmen Papers"
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB47
Virtual Religion Index
Provides links to religion-based sources for advanced research.
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/
Zhongwen.com
Online Chinese/English dictionary of Chinese characters and language.
http://zhongwen.com/

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Compiled by Nancy Weiner
Last Updated: September 4, 2008