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City University of New York

Chinese Cultural Studies: The Chinese Language and Pronunciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains good information on the Chinese Language and pronunciation. The information is not too in-depth but does contain interesting facts. Links are also provided for additional information.
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City University of New York

Brooklyn College Core 9: Chinese Culture Page

For Students 9th - 10th
An online course regarding Chinese culture. Links and information concerning the nature of culture, Tiananmen, geography, language and early history, Chinese religions, gender and the World Wars.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Chinese

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Chinese. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note:...
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Other

China Daily: China Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Broad access to up-to-date cultural news about China, from the Chinese publisher of a national English-language daily newspaper. Includes a wealth of information about Chinese history, politics, and the economy along with news and...
Website
Other

Hong Kong Education City: English Campus

For Students 9th - 10th
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
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Ancient Scripts: Writing Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
History and definition of writing, plus extensive information on the types, families, and regions of written languages. For each language, you'll find information on when and where it was used, the people who used it, and what it looked...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Naxi Manuscript Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Naxi Kingdom flourished from the eighth century until 1724 when it came under direct Chinese rule. Naxi is the only living pictographic language.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: China

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of China. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
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The Washington Post

Washington Post: Episode 3 of the Constitutional Podcast: 'Nationality' by Lill

For Students 9th - 10th
This podcast episode focuses on the 1898, the Supreme Court landmark case that Wong Kim Ark, a child of Chinese parents who was himself born in San Francisco, was indeed an American citizen. This right to citizenship derived from...
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Other

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Ecuadoran Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Ecuadoran Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

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