American Society of Appraisers (http://www.appraisers.org/)
The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) can help you find an appraisal expert
in the following disciplines that include knowledge of Asia: business valuation,
gems and jewelry, machinery and technical specialties, personal property and
real property.
ArtXchange: contemporary art gallery of Asian and international artists (http://www.artxchange.org/Home/home.asp)
ArtXchange features an online art exhibit from contemporary artists from North
America, Viet Nam, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar.
This web site also features the artists' work, done in a variety of mediums,
that are available for purchase.
Asia Cuisine (http://www.asiacuisine.com.sg/)
A food and beverage portal which gives extensive information and links to recipes,
cooking courses and up-to-date news pertaining to food and catering industry.
Asia Society (http://www.asiasociety.org/index.html)
AsiaSociety.org provides information on the Asia Society, its programs, publications,
exhibitions, regional centers, and membership. Visitors will also find virtual
exhibitions, the text of recent speeches, Asia Society publications, and much
more.
Asian Cultural Council (http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/)
The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) is an organization that supports the "cultural
exchange" in the performing and visual arts among Asian countries and the
United States. This web site provides information on news of upcoming projects,
various programs and grants that are available to those who qualify according
to guidelines set by the ACC.
Asian Film Connections (http://www.asianfilms.org/afc.html)
Created by the Asia Pacific Media Center at the University of Southern California,
Asian Film Connections promotes contemporary feature films from China, India,
Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The site includes online video clips, filmographies,
and critical analyses. It can be read in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.
Asian historical architecture (http://www.orientalarchitecture.com)
A comprehensive survey of Asia's architectural heritage. You can view over 4000
photos of 270 sites in ten countries, with extensive background information and
innovative 'virtual tours'.
Asianart-bank.com - The Largest Asian
Art Resources Bank (http://www.asianart-bank.com/)
AsianArt-Bank.com is conceptually designed to promote artists, galleries, schools
and art-related opportunities online, with the single objective to elevate the
diverse Asian art industry to greater heights. The site includes a massive database
of artwork, an arts calendar and virtual tours of galleries throughout Asia.
Asianart.com (http://www.asianart.com/index.html)
Provides a collection of the online versions of exhibitions that feature color
images of Asian art and scholarly texts from various galleries. Also contains
articles, a list of galleries and other Asian sources.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Open Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations
on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which
contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran.
RecipeSource: Asian and Pacific
Island Recipes (http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/)
RecipeSource is an online collection of recipes from around the world. Recipes
in the database are searchable by key word, region or category.
Société Asiatique (http://www.aibl.fr/fr/asie/home.html)
Society on Asian culture, literature, and civilization. In French.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
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