Here are offices for you to contact when you need a speaker:

Speaker on Japan:

Emiko Nishiwaki at Western Carolina University International Program Services
Nishiwaki@e-mail.wcu.edu
Tel: 828-227-3457
Fax: 828-227-7080
Since it is far to come to Wilmington, hotel and transportation expenses need to be provided by a school that request a speaker.  Plan an event as a school-wide or share activities with other school to share the cost.

Speaker on Asia and others:

If you need East Asian speakers, contact Terra Muller who runs the following center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

http://gi.unc.edu/programs/k-12-program/index.html 

NCTAN 2005-2006 seminar at UNC-Wilmington

Photos and information on Oriental Architectures: http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/

Vietnam Map came from :www.vietnamtourism.com

 Map of South China Sea came from:   www.preferredadventures.com/ SS01-Asia.htm

MIT Visualizing Cultures:  http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027j/menu/index.html

Korean traditional dress (Han bok):  http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/clothes/clothes.cfm      http://www.clickasia.co.kr/aboutf2.htm

Korean language: http://www.langintro.com/kintro/first.htm

Asia Food :  Korean Food  http://www.asiafood.org/koreafood.cfm

Breaking into Japanese Literature, ed. By Giles Murray,  The site containing audio files:   http://www.speaking-japanese.com/literature.html

From Professor Tony Moyer:  The reference for the book on Chinese Symbols is:  Wolfram Eberhard, "A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols:  Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought"

China Project by Creative Connections   www.ccproject.org/china/ (effective until Nov. 19th to NCTAN teachers.  A user name and password was sent to you via e-mail but if you did  not receive a message, obtain it from Yoko Kano)

Families of the World:  http://www.familiesoftheworld.com/order.html

Asia for Educators: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/

Resources for Secondary Teachers by Duke University:  http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/japan/classtools/teacherresources.htm

NCTAN Seminar Links at UNC-Chapel Hill:  http://www.ibiblio.org/leja/NCTAN/page4.html

Images of the Silk Road:  http://www4.ncsu.edu/~dnschmid/Religions%20on%20the%20Silk%20Road/

NCTAN 2003-2004 seminar at East Carolina University

Dana Sachs's suggested books on Vietnam.  Click here.

North Carolina Consortium of Social Studies (NCCSS) conference presenters/contributor and their handouts:

Matthew Ripley-Moffitt's handouts  &  Power Point on Grand Ise Shrine
Michelle Luckadoo's handouts & Power Point about Japanese Family
Jane Shlenski's web site for various visual materials and lessons is :  http://courses.ncssm.edu/shlensky/   Please go to "Resources for Teachers."
Wanda Forte's handouts on three lessons
Yoko Kano's power point about NCTAN

(From Dr. Christine Avenarius) Below I have listed a three web pages, which are gateways to very helpful information on East Asian Cultures.

Click here to get the handouts of Dr. Christine Avenarius
 

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html

see especially for religion and philosophy. Some material accessible through this gateway seems to be well suited for presentations in middle and high schools

http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/

this one can also be accessed through the first one...

http://www.cernet.edu.cn/HomePage/english/index.shtml

a Chinese operated website with material presented from a different perspective

Japan National Tourist Organization:  http://www.japantravelinfo.com  This organization will send you travel tip guidebook, maps, etc if you say that you are going to visit Japan.  http://www.jnto.go.jp

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp  This is an comprehensive guide for study abroad in Japan.

Japanese New Year by Yoko Kano: click here or go to: http://people.uncw.edu/kanoy/nctan/New%20Year%20index.htm

Mathew Ripley-Moffit web site:  http://web1.caryacademy.org/facultywebs/matthew_ripleymoffit/default.htm  Especially check out the link to East Asia: on line unit: http://web1.caryacademy.org/facultywebs/matthew_ripleymoffit/east_asia_unit.htm

Three Gorges Dam by Dr.Xie. Click here for the Power Point Presentation or go to http://people.uncw.edu/kanoy/nctan/3gorges-dam_files/frame.htm

Rice and Japanese Culture by Yoko Kano  Click here for handouts or go to http://people.uncw.edu/kanoy/nctan/rice_and_japanese_culture.htm

Fund way to learn geography of East and South Asia by Karen Griggs  Click here or go to http://people.uncw.edu/kanoy/nctan/geography_Karen.htm

UNC, Chapel Hill site (NCTAN 2001-2001 seminar)  http://www.ibiblio.org/ucis/btl4/NCTAN/index.html
This site has a lot of useful links and sample lesson plans of participated teachers.

Kobe College Corporation annual High School Essay Contest.  It is a scholarship for your high school students to go and stay in Japan for one month for free!  To learn more, go to the following site: http://crossculturalinstitute.org

Japan Information Center   http://www.japanatlanta.org  Get brochures, posters, and printed materials about Japan and more!

Teacher Survey form: Those who can not open the attachment, which is teacher survey, please click here.  Please copy and past the questions to Microsoft Word and send it back to Yoko by e-mail before Nov. 17.  Thank you.

NCTAN 2002-2003 seminar at UNC-Wilmington

Japanese sweets:  Daifuku & Kashiwa Mochi  (10/24/02)

Chinese Art by Annie Wu (11/7/02)

Nihongo Library at Japan Foundation in Los Angels, CA     http://www.jflalc.org/library/index.html
Scroll down and look under "Nihongo Library."  And then "Material List" or "Video List".  Then click on "Culture."

Japanese New Year by Yoko Kano

Chinese New Year by Paula Haller

Essay about Chinese New Year "Spring Festival" by Jin 

http://www.ibiblio.org/ucis/btl4/NCTAN/page5.html   Sample Implementation plans of the former participants.   

http://www.womeninjapan.com  Asian Women:   Dr. Jan Bardsley's website

http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/culture/0895_cu2.html

http://inic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/japan/kabuki.html