EAST ASIA

Primary Texts

BARNSTONE, Willis. Literatures of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. [ISBN: 0023060654] *

SIERRA, Judy and Kaminski, Robert. Multi Cultural Folktales: Stories to Tell Young Children. Phoenix, AZ: The Oryx Press, 1991.

Secondary Texts

AHMAD, Iftikhar, Herbert Brodsky, Marylee Susan Crofts, Elizabeth Gaynor Ellis. World Cultures: A Global Mosaic. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996.

BANKS, James A. et.all. World: Adventures in Time and Place. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division, 1999.

BORTHWICK, Mark. Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1998. [ISBN: 0395450233, $61.16] *
This is a textbook and study guide.

CIRLOT, J.E. A Dictionary of Symbols. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2002.

COLETTI, Sharon. Everything You Need to Teach Asia. Atlanta: InspireEd Educators, Inc., 2001.

CRAIG, Albert M., Fairbank, John K., and Reichauer, Edwin O. East Asia: Tradition and Transformation. (Revised Edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989.

FAIRBANK, John K., Edwin O. Reischauer, and Albert M. Craig. East Asia: Tradition and Transformation. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1989. General textbook on East Asian history. [ISBN: 0813334713, $40.00] *

FRANCIS, Gregory and Gary Mukoi. Choices in International Conflict with a Focus on Security Issues in Asia. SPICE, 1998.

HOPFE, Lewis M. and Mark R. Woodward. Religions of the World. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998.
It covers all the main points of the various East Asian religions and is fine for the high school level. It includes a glossary and a small bibliography.

LUM, Peter. The Growth of Civilization in East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea Before the 14 th Century. New York: S.G. Phillips, 1973.

METCALF, Franz. Buddha in your Backpack: Everyday Buddhism for Teens. Berkley: Seastone, 2003.

MURPHEY, Rhoads. East Asia: A new History, 3 rd Edition. New York: Pearson Education, 2004. Includes the histories of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam as explored through topics about the common people, the environment, and women in Asian history. [ISBN: 0321163362] *

POWELL, Jim. Eastern Philosophy for Beginners. Writers and Readers Publishing, 2000.

MURPHEY, Rhoads. East Asia: A new History, 3^rd Edition. New York: Pearson Education, 2004. Includes the histories of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam as explored through topics about the common people, the environment, and women in Asian history. * [ISBN: 0321163362]

RUSHTON, Lucy. Birth Customs: Comparing Religions Series. New York: Thomason Learning, 1993.

-----. Death Customs: Comparing Religions Series. New York: Thomason Learning, 1993.

-----. Food and Fasting: Comparing Religions Series. New York: Thomason Learning, 1993.

-----. Marriage Customs: Comparing Religions Series. New York: Thomason Learning, 1993.

SHIROKAUER, Conrad. A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.
As the title says, a history of China and Japan. [ISBN: 0155055690, $55.50] *

SHIROKAUER, Conrad and Clark, Donald. Modern East Asia: A Brief History. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2004.
A history (from about 1600 on) of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam paying attention to intellectual, religious, and artistic life, as well as political, economic, and social developments.*

STEVENSEN, Jay. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eastern Philosophy. Alpha Books, 2000.

SUMNER, William Graham. Folkways: A Study of Mores, Manners, Customs, and Morals. New York: Dover Publications, 2002.

YANG, Jeff (and others). Eastern Standard Time: A Guide to Asian influence on American Culture from Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. [ISBN: 039576341X] *

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Films/Videos

Asia Video Reports Food, Asian Educational Media Service, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois Social Science Education Consortium, 2000.

Asia Video Reports Housing, Asian Educational Media Service, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois Social Science Education Consortium, 2000.

Bring Asia To Your Classroom... with NBR/Asia. Video # 9, 10, 12, 14, 16. NBR Asia, WPBT P.O. Box 610002, Miami, FL 33261-0002. Available online at: www.nbr.com/asia

Eastern Philosophy: 3 volume look into Eastern Religions

Great Tales of Asian Art. Kultur Videos ISBN 156127-461-5 ($19.95)

The Pacific Century Series, vols. 1-10 (1992). Produced by Pacific Basin Institute and KCTS-Seattle/Annenberg/CPB Collection.
Excellent series of videos on Asian history. Some videos have study guides and accompanying text. *

The Story of Civilization: The Eastern Empires. Kultur, 195 Highway 36, West Long Branch, NJ 07764, 2001.

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Internet Sites

Access Asia http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/
Website of the Australian Asian Education Foundation (AEF) that provides access to general information, curricular materials and resources about China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

American Forum for Global Education http://www.globaled.org/

Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/
Includes updates and reports on human rights conditions around the world.

Asia EdNet http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/network/index.htm
Primarily a tutorial for K-12 educators on how to use the internet to supplement and enhance teaching about Asia. Be sure to check out their website directory under the heading "Online Services." The section on lesson plans and units of instruction includes a number of model webquests.

Asia for Educators http://afe.easia.columbia.edu
Features teaching aids, resource lists, multi-media discussions and web course development compiled by the East Asian Curriculum Project (EACP) of Columbia University and the Columbia Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum.

Asia for Kids www.afk.com
Catalog for books, toys and other stuff geared to teach about Asia.

Asia Society http://www.asiasociety.org
Parent organization for both Asia Source and Ask Asia. This website features an Asia Society events calendar, on-line exhibitions, roundtable discussions on various aspects of Asian culture and society, educational resources, publications, and transcripts of speeches.

Asia Source http://www.asiasource.org
Collected web resources of the Asia Society, including current events, reference tools, events calendars, a database of Asia specialists, bibliographies, and related links.

Asian American Studies Research Guide http://www.library.yale.edu/rsc/asian-american/
A guide to print, electronic and internet resources for doing research in Asian American Studies assembled by Yale University librarians.

Asian American Studies Resource Guide http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/asian/guides.html
A guide to resources for Asian American Studies prepared by University of Southern California libraries. See especially their guides on "Documenting Literature" and "Literary Criticism."

Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) http://www.aems.uiuc.edu
A program of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. This site features a searchable database of media resources on East Asia for K-12 educators. Entries include brief reviews of audio-visual materials, as well as purchasing information. See also their list of Related Sites. Great resource for locating media materials for teaching about Asia. Media include audio cassettes, video cassettes, films, slides, video disks, CD-ROMS, and curriculum units.

AsianDB: Your connection to Asia http://www.asiandb.com/store
A place to buy Asian books, videos, and CDs

Asian Film Connection http://www.asianfilms.org/index.html
A collaboration of the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) and the University of Southern California's University Libraries, Center for East Asian Studies, and the Asia Pacific Media Center (APMC), based at USC's Annenberg Center for Communication. The website focuses on contemporary and significant feature films from China, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Entries on individual films include summaries, still photos, and video clips. The site also includes biographies and filmographies of highlighted directors.

Asian Security documents and papers http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/security_issues/index.html#papers
Links to primary sources and papers on security issues and US-East Asian relations.

Asian Studies Development Program http://lama.kcc.hawaii.edu/asdp/
Links to syllabi and bibliographies for college courses on East Asia, including literature.

AskAsia http://www.askasia.org
The Asia Society's K-12 website. Includes lots of information for educators and links to Visible Traces, a classroom kit exploring the treasures of the National Library of China with downloadable lesson plans and interactive features for students.

Christian Science Monitor— Asia Pacific http://search.csmonitor.com/world/asiaPacific.html

CNN's Talk Asia http://edition.cnn.com/ASIA/talkasia/
Provides access to current events in Asia, combining articles from CNN, Time and Asiaweek

CNN's Asia related news. http://edition.cnn.com/ASIA/ **

Duke University —Resources for Teachers http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/EA/index.htm
Website for teachers who are looking for resources regarding teaching about East Asia. Links include resources for teaching about China, Japan, and Korea.

East Asian Studies Center, Indiana University http://www.indiana.edu/~easc
Links to EASC's database of films, upcoming and past programs, and other resources. Publications and resources for K-12 educators from Indiana University's East Asian Studies Center.

Education about Asia (EAA) http://www.aasianst.org/eaa-toc.htm
Website for the Education About Asia journal—a rich source of information for K-16 teachers who wish to bring information on Asia to their classrooms. Home of the journal that features articles for K-12 educators about incorporating East Asia into their curriculum. Includes sample articles, publication guidelines, and resource list.

Education about Asia www.aasianst.org/EAA/gleaningswinter99.htm
A direct link to the Winter 1999 issue (volume 4:3) titled “ Asia for Elementary Students and Teachers” by Judith Ames.

Films for the Humanities and Sciences www.films.com

Five College Center for East Asia http://www.smith.edu/fcceas/general/gt.htm
This site provides general resources for East Asia including units developed by teachers, books, kits and maps. You may request from them these resources.

Human Rights Watch. http://www.hrw.org/asia/
Includes updates and reports on human rights conditions around the world.

PIER http://www.yale.edu/ycias/pier/
Website of PIER, the Programs in International Educational Resources of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies. PIER provides a number of services for educators, such as curriculum consultation, intensive summer institutes for educators, day workshops, and a resource library.

SAC Web – World Literature Outlines http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/worldlit.htm
Features chronological lists of important works in both the Chinese and Japanese literary traditions compiled by San Antonio College faculty. Lists feature bibliographic citations for anthologies and works in translation, as well as links to related web sites (although it does not appear these links have been updated recently). Both the Chinese and Japanese lists have a related resource page.

Smithsonian--Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art http://www.asia.si.edu/
Features art from all over the world including China, Japan and Korea. Browse through the past, present and future exhibitions and also see their permanent collections. In the education page, there is even a link to teacher resources.

Women in East Asia http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/toc-06.html

The World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provides update information about different countries through on-line version of The World Factbook.

World Religions (Non-Christian) http://www.refuge-outreach.org/religions/homepage.html

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Curricular Materials

The Art of Asia: India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. J. Weston Welch, 1995.
This video program includes 103 works of art. Classroom supplements include posters, books, and book. *

BOTT, Anthony, et al, ed. Dimensions: Texts from Asia for the Upper Secondary English Classroom. Curriculum Corporation, 1998.

-----. Impressions: Texts from Asia for the Lower Secondary English Classroom. Curriculum Corporation, 1998

-----. Reflections: Texts from Asia for the Middle Secondary English Classroom. Curriculum Corporation, 1998.

COHEN, Myron L., ed. Asia: Case Studies in the Social Sciences: A Guide for Teaching. Columbia, 1997. Asia in the Core Curriculum series.
Essays in this collection focus on specific case studies from China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines intended for introductory courses in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology. Would also be of use in high school. *

East Asia in Transition: An Instructional Guide and Video. SCIS, 1996.
An educational package divided into five topics, including an overview, politics, economics, social issues, and US interests in East Asia. Comes with a videotape. www.southerncenter.org/transition_east_asia.html *

EMBREE, Ainslie T. and Carol Gluck, eds. Asia in Western and World History: A Guide for Teaching. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1997. Asia in the Core Curriculum series.
This collection of essays by over 80 scholars is intended to help teachers find material for lectures on Asian history or to enrich lectures on Western themes with comparative perspectives. [ISBN: 1563242656, $36.95] *

Feeding a Hungry World: Focus on Rice in Asia and the Pacific. Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education(SPICE), 1995.
Teaching unit on rice and rice farming in Asia and the Pacific. http://spice.stanford.edu/ldml/viewpub_sp.lasso?id=10046 $64.95 *

HIERSTEIN, Judy. Crafts from Other Cultures. Torrance, CA: Frank Schaffer publications, Inc., 1994.

JERONSKI, Sharon, ed. Tapestries: Short Stories from the Asian Pacific Rim. Ontario: Nelson Canada, 1991.
Note: Both readers and teacher's guide are available.

LEONARD, George, J., ed. The Asian Pacific American Heritage: A Companion to Literature and Arts. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1999.
This high school textbook includes an introductory “fundamentals” section on transliteration, naming systems, and the model minority myth. Other sections focus on issues of the family, cultural traditions, the Asian diaspora, literature, and the arts in Asian Pacific countries. [ISBN: 0815329806]

Literature of Asia: Traditions in World Literature. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company, 1999.
This high school textbook includes units on Chinese and Japanese literature, along with Babylonian, Hebrew, Arabic/Persian, and Indian literature. [ISBN: 0844211595]

Mapping Asia. SPICE, 1994. http://spice.stanford.edu/ldml/viewpub_sp.lasso?id=10071 *
This curricular unit deals with the geography of Asia, including physical and political features.

MILLER, Barbara Stoler, ed. Masterworks of Asian Literature in Comparative Perspective: A Guide for Teaching. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1993.
A teaching guide that identifies texts, themes, and comparative contexts for introducing Asian material into courses on world literature. Intended for the undergraduate level, but can be easily adjusted for high school classes. [ISBN: 1563242583, $39.95]

NEUMANN, Bonnie H. Teaching the Short Story: A Guide to Using Stories from around the World. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1996. [ISBN: 0814119476].

PERCOCO, James. A Passion for the Past: Creative Teaching of US History. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. [ISBN 0325000611]. >br/> Although the content focus is US history, these creative activities can be used across many disciplines. **

Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) http://spice.stanford.edu/
Sells curricular units relating to global studies for all disciplines and grade levels.

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Museum Resources

The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Museum Education
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110
312-443-3719 ( Teacher Resources Center )
http://www.artic.edu/

Asian Art Museum, Education Department
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
www.asianart.org

Birmingham Museum of Art, Education Department
2000 8 th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-254-2571
http://www.artsbma.org/

Boston Children's Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500 ext.233 and 235

Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Department of Education and Public Programs
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3300
www.mfa.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Education Department-TRC
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-1797
216-421-7340 ext. 469
www.clemusart.com

Denver Art Museum
100 West 14 th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204
720-913-0065
www.denverartmuseum.org/

The Field Museum, Harris Educational Loan Center
Roosevelt Road and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
312-665-7555
www.fmnh.org

Freer Gallery of Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Education Department, School and Family Programs
Smithsonian Institution MRC 707
Washington, DC 20560
202-357-4880 ext.246
www.si.edu/asia

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Education Department
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-857-6512
www.lacma.org

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Uris Library and Teacher Resource Center
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
212-570-3788
www.metmuseum.org

Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-449-2742 ext. 31

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum
P.O. Box 22000
Seattle, WA 98112-9700
206-654-3124
www.seattleartmuseum.org /

Spencer Museum of Art
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4710
http://www.ku.edu/~sma/

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Publishers

Asian Educational Media Service
805 West Pennsylvania Ave., MC-025
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL 61801
888-828-AEMS (2367)
www.aems@uiuc.edu
http://www.aems.uiuc.edu/index.las

Association for Asian Studies
1021 East Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-665-2490
bookorder@aasianst.org
http://www.aasianst.org/catalog/main.htm

China Books and Periodicals, Inc.
2929 24 th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-282-2994
info@chinabooks.com
www.chinabooks.com

Korean Cultural Center
5505 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-936-7141
kccla@pdc.net
www.kccla.org

Korean Cultural Service
460 Park Ave., 6 th Floor
New York, NY 10022
212-759-9550
nykocus@koreanculture.org

M.E. Sharpe
80 Business Park Dr.
Armonk, NY 10504
1-800-541-6563
www.mesharpe.com

The Scholar's Choice
1260 Sibley Tower
Rochester, NY 14604
716-262-2048

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
Two Prudential Plaza, 57 th -58 th Floor
180 N. Stetson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-616-0100

Taylor and Francis, Ltd.
325 Chestnut St., 8 th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
1-800-821-8312

Tuttle Publishing
153 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109
617-951-4080
www.tuttlepublishing.com

University of Hawai'i Press
2840 Kolowalu Street
Honolulu, HI 96822 -188
1-888-UHPRESS
uhpbooks@hawaii.edu
www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/index.html

University of Michigan Press
P.O. Box 1104, 839 Greene Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1104
734-764-4392
umpress-orders@umich.edu
www.press.umich.edu

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Of Interest to Literature Teachers

Internet Sites

Asian Topics (Asia for Educators) http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
A subset of the Columbia " Asia for Educators" website. It features attractive multimedia discussions rich with images and information on subjects such as "The Confucian Tradition", "Tang Poetry", "Classical Japan", "The Tale of Genji", and a number of others relevant to East Asian Literature. Each topic includes an audio-video segment, background, bibliographies, classroom materials and related links.

Creighton University —World Literature Program— Asia http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/worldlit/
Currently covering traditional Chinese, Japanese and Indian literature, this site organized by the World Literature program of Creighton University has plans to expand its coverage through the modern era. The Asian area of this extensive site is first organized topically as in "The Golden Age of Japanese Literature." Clicking on the topic will reveal major literary works grouped together under the heading. Each literary work has its own page with a general description of the work, recommended readings and links to on-line resources.

Education about Asia http://www.aasianst.org/EAA/EAA-6-1.htm
A direct link to the Spring 2001 issue (volume 6:1) titled "Teaching Asian Literatures." We order this as a back issue and give this out to the participants of the Teaching East Asian Literature in the High School summer workshop.

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Of Interest to Art Teachers

Video

ROSENFELD, Lucy Davidson. The Art of Asia. Video, book and set of prints. Portland, Maine: J. Weston Walch. $79.95

Books

Asian Art Museum. The Artist of Asia. Chong Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, 2003. ISBN 0-7649-2253-X $14.99

BRANDON, James R., ed. The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
It is organized by countries and contains discussions with photographs of theatre in 20 Asian countries.

FAHR-BECKER, Gabriele, ed. The Art of East Asia. Cologne, Germany: Konemann, 1999.
A good source for photos of East Asian art, particularly pottery.

NELSON, Glenn C. Ceramics. New York: Harcourt, Brace College Publishers, 2001.
A standard textbook for pottery producers and is available at campus bookstores. This book has a number of technical references to Asian pottery techniques and materials. There are also a number of photos of Asian pottery.

CHARLESTON, Robert J. World Ceramics. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1968.
A comprehensive history of ceramics, including a 26 page chapter “The Far East” with ceramics from Japan, China, and Korea.

FAIRSERVIS, Walter A. Before the Buddha Came. New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1972.
An account of life when the great civilizations of the East were being born: China, Korea, Japan, Central Asia.

FINCHER, Susanne F. Creating Mandalas. Boston: Shambhala, 1991.
How to create mandalas for insight, healing, and self-expression. Includes many symbols and their traditional interpretations.

KLEINER, Fred. Gardner's Art Through the Ages (Vol.1 and 2). Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers, 2001.

RICE, Edward. Ten Religions of the East. New York: Four Winds Press.
Included are the chapters “ China —Taosim and Confuciansism” and “The Nature Religions: Bon and Shinto”. Contains a good photo of Ise Shrine.

Internet Sites

University of San Francisco Asian Theatre Site http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/davisr/thtrasia.html

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Of Interest to Music Teachers

Multicultural Music Education

ANDERSON, William M. and Moor, Marvelene C., ed. Making Connections: Multicultural Music and the Standards. Reston, VI: Music Educators National Conference, 1998.

ANDERSON, William M. and Campbell, Patricia S. Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, 2 nd edition. Reston, VI: Music Educators National Conference, 1996.

CHIN, Li-Chen. “Multicultural Music in Higher Education: A Description of Course Offerings,” Update, vol. 15, no. 1 (1996): 28-32.

FLOYD, Malcolm, ed. World Music in Education. Brookfield, VT: Ashgate, 1996.

GONZO, Carroll. “Multicultural Issues in Music Education.” Music Educators Journal, vol. 79, no. 6 (1993): 49-52.

HOOD, Mantle. “The Challenge of Bi-musicality.” Ethnomusicology, vol. 4, no. 2 (May 1960): 55-59.

FUNES, Donald. “Demographic Changes: What Meaning for Arts Education?” Arts in Education, vol. 89, no. 2 (Nov./Dec. 1987): 29-33.

MORENO, J. “Multicultural Music Therapy: The World Connection.” Journal of Music Therapy, vol. 25, no. 1 (Spring 1988): 17-27.

PALMER, Anthony J. “Multicultural Music Education: Antipodes and Complementarities.” Philosophy of Music Education Review, vol. 5, no. 2 (Fall 1997): 92-100.

REIMER, Bennett. “Music Education in Our Multimusical Culture.” Music Educators Journal, vol. 79, no. 7 (1993): 21-26.

SANGER, Annette and Kippen, James. “Applied Ethnomusicology: The Use of Balinese Gamelan in Recreational and Educational Music Therapy.” British Music Education, vol. 4, no. 1 (1987): 5-16.

SCHIPPERS, Huib. “Teaching World Music in the Netherlands: Towards a Modal for Cultural Diversity in Music Education.” International Journal of Music Education, vol. 27 (May 1996): 16-23.

VOLK, Terese M. Music, Education, and Multiculturalism: Foundation and Principles. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

YUDKIN, Jacqueline. “Choosing Pluralism or Particularism.” Music Educators Journal, vol. 79, no. 8 (April 1993): 46-48.

Introductory World Music Texts

MALM, William. Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia. 3 rd edition. Upper Saddle Rivers, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1996.

MAY, Elizabeth, ed. Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction. Berkeley, Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1980.

NETTLE, Bruno. Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents. 3 rd edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1990.

NETTLE, Bruno, and Capwell, Charles, etc. Excursions in World Music. 3 rd edition. Upper Saddle Rivers, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001.

TITON, Jeff, ed. Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples. 4 th edition. New York: Schirmer Books, 2 002.

Special issues of the Music Educators Journal :

“Music in World Cultures.” vol. 59, no. 2 (October 1972)
“The Multicultural Imperative.” vol. 69, no. 9 (May 1983)
“Multicultural Music Education.” vol. 79, no. 9 (May 1992)

Asian Culture and Music

Encyclopedia of World Cultures, vol. 5 – East and Southeast Asia, ed. by Paul Hockings. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1993.

Encyclopedia of World Cultures, vol. 6 – Russia and Eurasia/China, ed. by Paul Friedrich and Norma Diamond. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1994.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life, vol. 3 – Asia and Oceania, ed. by Timothy L. Gall. Detroit: Gale, 1998.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 7 – East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea, ed. by Robert C. Provine, Yosihiko Tokumaru, and J. Lawrence Witzleben. New York and London: Routledge, 2002.

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