AsiaSource: AsiaEXPERTS - A resource of the Asia Society (http://www.asiasource.org/experts/)
The AsiaExperts database gives information on specialists in Asian culture, arts, history, and society. Profiles list individual's areas of expertise, publications, contact information, and more.
Columbia University Libraries (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/index/area/)
Columbia University Library Web Site.
European Commission Delegation to Burma Myanmar - Cambodia - Lao PDR - Malaysia and Thailand (http://www.deltha.ec.europa.eu/)
The European Commission Delegation oversees funding for European Union activities and projects in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand. The site provides information, much of it in PDF format, on projects, news, and cultural events. Charts on trade and investments, EU press releases, and newsletters are also available, as are links to EU websites. The search function is not operational.
Focus on Myanmar (http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/regions/eap/myanmar.htm)
The Development Education Program (DEP) of the World Bank Group highlights social and economic indicators for Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. DEP includes such demographic and economic statistics as the gross national product, key economic ratios and long-term trends, the infant mortality rate, the adult illiteracy rate, and more. DEP offers data indicating how prepared Myanmar is for economic growth and provides links to sites pertaining to trade and development in the country. This information is intended to be used with classes at the secondary level.
Fullbright Program in Burma (http://www.fullbright.org/Burma.htm)
A wide variety of fellowships for lecturing, research, study, teaching and travel in the United States and in Burma by Burmese and United States students, respectively.
National Library of Australia (http://www.nla.gov.au/)
Home page for the National Library of Australia, providing information about its collections and services, including a Web interface for the NLA computer catalog searchable by author, title, subject, and control number; a listing of Australian journals online; PANDORA, a searchable archive of Australian Internet sites; and PADI, a collection of online resources relating to preservation and archiving of digital information.
Stereocard collection (http://content.lib.washington.edu/Stereoweb/index.html)
A selection of 171 stereographic views from the archival collections of University of Washington Libraries. They consist primarily of landscape and documentary views from China, the Philippines, Burma, Indonesia, Korea, Russia, Guam, New Guinea, Australia, Hawaii and Washington State. In some cases, both front and verso views of a stereograph have been presented.
University of Wisconsin (http://www.wisc.edu/)
University of Wisconson Web Site.
The art and culture of Burma (http://www.seasite.niu.edu/burmese/Cooler/BurmaArt%5FTOC.htm)
Excellent introduction to Burmese art covering pre-historic, pre-Pagan period -- age of the Mon and the Pyu; the Pagan period; and the post-Pagan period covering Ava period, Konbaung period, and Mandalay period. Provides photographs and archectural drawings along with scenes from Burmese life. Includes bibliography.
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