NOTE: Use these online sources cautiously and critically. If you would like to use these sources for your coursework, consult your teachers and get their approval.
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Asia (General)
- Asia for Educators, Columbia University
- A History of the World in 100 Objects, the British Museum
- Internet History Sourcebook Project, Fordham University
- Library Research Guide, World History, SUNY New Paltz
- World Bank
- Worldatlas, Asia
- Gridded Population of the World, Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
- Subway Cinema is America’s leading 501(c)(3) not-for-profit volunteer-run organization dedicated to the exhibition and appreciation of Asian popular cinema. If you sign up for the weekly mailing, you get news on the latest virtual and NYC screenings of films from all parts of Asia.
- Emerging Translator Mentorship Program run by the American Literary Translators Association is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator on a literary translation project selected by the emerging translator. The mentorship duration is one year. The languages supported by the Program change every year but include many Asian languages.
Central Asia
- The International Dunhuang Project, the British Library (website)
- Silk Road Seattle, University of Washington (website)
China
Japan
Korea
South Asia
- Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago (website)
- Indian Independence, the British Library (website)
- Untold lives blog, the British Library (website)
- Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds, American Institute for Indian Studies (website)
- South Asia Open Archives (SAOA), JSTOR (website)
Southeast Asia
- Asia Society’s “Introduction to Southeast Asia” (website)
- Fulcrum: Analysis on Southeast Asia. Accessible reports on “research in socio-political, economic trends and geostrategic trends in Southeast Asia and the wider region” from ISEAS (website)
- Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia. Open source online journal with articles translated into numerous Southeast Asian languages (website)
- Virtual tour, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum (website)