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Asian Pacific American
Student Services
Tsuru Bailey-Jones, Director
TUSD
1010 E. 10th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 225-6556
Fax: (520) 225-6540

• Exploring Origami
  Create awesome origami art with patterns you can download. Check out the Origami Gallery for more inspiration.
  http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/origami2/

Art

• The Art of Asia
  A resource museum for anyone interested in Asian art, culture, and history.
  http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/
• Discovering Buddhist Art
  History and information of over 200 works of art.
  http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/interactives/buddhism/launchWin.htm
• Freer and Sackler Galleries
  The Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art.
  http://www.asia.si.edu/
• JapaneseArt.org
  A site dedicated to ancient Japanese art.
  http://www.japaneseart.org/exhibition/Exhibition.htm
• Landscape Painting in Chinese Art: Metropolitan Museum of Art
  http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/clpg/hd_clpg.htm
• Making Silk in Lam Dong
  Learn all about how silk is made.
  http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/1115
• Nature of the Beast
  Animals in Japanese paintings and prints.
  http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/japanesepaintings/
• On the Cutting Edge Exhibition
  Take a look at these beautiful contemporary Japanese Prints from the Library of Congress.
  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/cwaj/
  

Authors

• Amy Tan Interview
  Learn more about this author from an Academy of Achievement interview.
  http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tan0int-1
• Haemi Balgassi
  Information about the author and her books.
  http://www.haemibalgassi.com/
• Janet Wong
  Learn more about this author and her books. Listen to her read stories and poems.
  http://www.janetwong.com/

Chinese Writing

• Yong's China Quest Adventure
  Travel back to 500BCE and learn about the tradition of Chinese writing with this fun activity.
  http://www.mylearning.org/intermediate-interactive.asp?type=4&journeyid=517

Japanese Woodblock

• Exploring a Japanese Woodblock Print
  Check out this example of the ukiyo-e print style which was very important in Japanese culture and had a major impact on the development of Western art and design.
  http://www.mylearning.org/interactive.asp?journeyid=108&resourceid=386

People

• The 130 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time
  Read about several pioneers who paved the way for all Asian Americans.
  http://goldsea.com/Personalities/Inspiring/inspiring.html
• Asian Americans Who Have Made a Difference
  Learn about ten of our country's most accomplished Asian Americans.
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/notables.htm
  

Places

• Ancient China
  Learn about the culture and history of Ancient China.
  http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
• Ancient India
  Learn about the culture and history of Ancient India.
  http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/
• Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour
  Edo is the ancient name for Tokyo. Discover some insights into the source of 'traditional Japan'.
  http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/
• Indus Valley Civilization
  Learn about this ancient urban civilization that wasn't discovered until the 1920's.
  http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html
• The Promise of Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage
  Learn about the contributions of Chinese immigrants to Tucson, and our region.
  http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/promise/

Resources

• Affordable Health Care Services Resource List: Word | PDF
• Affordable Health Care Services Additional Resources: Word | PDF
• Tucson Chinese Cultural Center
  http://www.tucsonchinese.org/TCCC.php
• Asian Pacific American Heritage
  Find out what it means to be Asian Pacific American and all the Asian cultures that exist in the world and in America.
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/
• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  Resources and information to help celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
  http://asianpacificheritage.gov/index.html
• Classical Chinese Garden
  Take a tour of a Chinese garden and discover the history and information about the construction of these gardens.
  http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/erudit-scholar/tour/index.php?usr=n5|true|true|eng
• Kids Web Japan - Language
  Several fun lessons in reading, writing, and speaking some commonly used phrases in Japanese.
  http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/