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(More Info)	Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language
The Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language offers a survey of this far-ranging field and research as it applies to Japanese. Read the full annotation

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Asian Historical Dictionaries

(More Info)	Asian Studies Network Information Center (University of Texas)
Offers links to regional and country resources as well as online journals and newsletters. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
A global collaborative project which provides access in bibliographic and in hypertext terms to networked scholarly documents, resources and information systems concerned with or relevant to Asian Studies. Edited by T. Matthew Ciolek. Read the full annotation

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ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (EBSCO) - Attention: Calvin Univ & Seminary Alumni

(More Info)	Background Notes
Background Notes on the Countries of the World is a series of short, factual pamphlets written by officers in the Department of State's geographical bureaus. Read the full annotation

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China Historical Christian Database

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China Through Western Eyes

(More Info)	China: A Global Studies Handbook
Includes chronologies of the people, places, and events that figure prominently in China's history, from ancient times forward. Read the full annotation

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Dictionary of Literary Biography

(More Info)	Digital South Asia Library
A project of the Center for Research Libraries, providing digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Ejournal Locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Guide to Chinese Philosophy
The authors list and annotate predominantly English-language works. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	H-Asia: Asian History and Studies
The primary purpose of H-ASIA is to enable historians and other Asia scholars to easily communicate current research and teaching interests; to discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis; to test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching. Includes helpful links to a variety of resources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
Historical Abstracts is the definitive index of literature covering world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from the 15th century to the present. Indexing thousands of journals in over 40 languages, it is an invaluable bibliographic database for history students. Topics include military history, women’s history, history of education, and much more. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Institutional Change in Southeast Asia
The Asian financial crisis of 1997 had major social and political consequences. This book analyzes the measures taken to mitigate the immediate effects of the crisis and explores issues related to Asian monetary stability. Read the full annotation

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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) (ProQuest)

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Japan and America

(More Info)	Japan through Western Eyes
This collection is located in the microforms area on the 2nd Floor of the library. Also available online. Read the full annotation

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JSTOR

(More Info)	Making Sense of Japanese Grammar: a Clear Guide through Common Problems
Explains basic principles that underlie a wide range of phenomena in the Japanese language and provides clarification on matters of grammar that seem idiosyncratic and Japanese-specific. Read the full annotation

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MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)

(More Info)	PAIR: Portal to Asian Internet Resources
PAIR brings together a scholastic, eclectic group of Internet materials in a tightly organized, well-cataloged, and easily accessible format. Covers Asia from Turkey to Japan including links in English and local languages. PAIR includes a wide variety of social science and humanities disciplines. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Picture within a Picture: an Illustrated Guide to the Origins of Chinese Characters
This book lists 526 Chinese characters. Each character is accompanied by a short article and an illustration which vividly depicts the origin and evolution of the character. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Principles of Japanese Discourse : a Handbook
Explains Japanese rhetorical style and strategy for English readers. Read the full annotation

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Project Muse

(More Info)	SARAI (South Asia Resource Access on the Internet)
Provides links to online bibliographies, full-text resources, periodicals, and reference tools for the study of the history and cultures of South Asia. It also includes links to resources for individual countries. Edited and maintained by Dr. David Magier, Columbia University Libraries. Read the full annotation

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South Asia Open Archives

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Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language

Asian Historical Dictionaries

Asian Studies Network Information Center (University of Texas)

Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (EBSCO) - Attention: Calvin Univ & Seminary Alumni

Alumni Access

Background Notes

China Historical Christian Database

China Through Western Eyes

China: A Global Studies Handbook

Church Missionary Society Archive, Section 1: East Asia Missions

CIA World Factbook

Colonial-Period Korea

Dictionary of Literary Biography

Digital South Asia Library

Ejournal Locator (SFX)

Guide to Chinese Philosophy

H-Asia: Asian History and Studies

Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)

Institutional Change in Southeast Asia

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) (ProQuest)

Japan and America

Japan through Western Eyes

JSTOR

Making Sense of Japanese Grammar: a Clear Guide through Common Problems

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)

PAIR: Portal to Asian Internet Resources

Picture within a Picture: an Illustrated Guide to the Origins of Chinese Characters

Principles of Japanese Discourse : a Handbook

Project Muse

Alumni Access

SARAI (South Asia Resource Access on the Internet)

South Asia Open Archives

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