CULTURES - KOREAN

Resources

The University of Michigan's Korean Language Program:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/korean/links.htm
Offers links to Korean studies programs worldwide and links specific to Korean culture and language. The site even has a list of Korean search engines.

North Korea & South Korea: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources:
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/korea.html
A well organized reference page for online resources about Korea.

Korean American Historical Society:
http://www.kahs.org/resources.html
This website is dedicated to documenting Korean American history.

Korean History Project: Where the Past is Always the Present:
http://koreanhistoryproject.org/
Educational organization which relates Korean history on the web in an innovative fashion.

Korea Web Weekly:
http://www.kimsoft.com
This is an "independent, non-partisan, FREE web on all things Korean including her history, culture, economy, politics and military."

Korean Governement Homepage:
http://korea.net
Provides information on Korean government, economy, culture, and current issues.

Web resources for teachers and students

Korea for Kids:
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/korea/kids.htm
This website has downloadable activities for students and resources for teachers.

The Korea Society Home Page:
http://www.koreasociety.org/
Includes a number of lesson plans for teachers including: Teaching More About Korea: Lessons for students in grades K-12, Korea: Lessons for Elementary School, Social studies lessons for elementary and high school students, Korean Voices: Growing Up During a Time of Crisis, Lessons in literature for middle school students, Lessons in geography, history and economics.

Additional Reading

Fenkl, H. I. & Lew, W. K. (2001). Kori: The Beacon Anthology of Korean American Fiction. Boston. MA: Beacon Press

Hyun, P. (1995). In The New World: The Making Of A Korean American,. University of Hawaii Press, 1995.

Lee, P. M. (1990). Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1990.

The Korea Society. (2002). Getting to Know Korea: Resource Book for K–12 Educators. Can be read online at http://www.koreasociety.org/

 

 

 
 
 
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