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Asian Art, Culture, Cuisine

A collection of Chinese folk art, customs, festivals, food/recipes, architecture, literature, ethnic groups

Ancient Chinese fables

Asian American history

Asian American historical sites and museum exhibits in the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin

Asian Crafts

Colorado Heritage camps

Earth Calendar
Holiday search by country, date or lunar calendar

Mid-Autumn Festival description and history

On-line Chinese ToolsTools and programs to learn the Chinese language, numbers and family names

Portland Classical Chinese Garden

Seattle Washington FCC chapter heritage camp

Six Paths to China
A web-based set of tutorials and educational material on Chinese culture

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Traveling to China

Our Chinese Daughters Foundation China Tours 

 

Always and Forever Adoption Homeland Tours  

  

Lotus Travel Homeland Heritage tours 

 

Adoption and Travel links in Adoptive Families Magazine (pre-adoption, homeland tours, etc.) 

 

China National Tourist Office

 

China Travel Guide.com

 

China.com: Gateway to China 

 

Today’s Weather in China 

 

Travel Health Information Service 

 

White Swan Hotel

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Recipes for Asian foods

Asian Recipes Web Site

Korean cooking, recipes, culture

ChinaVista Recipe Corner
Chinese recipes from various provinces in China. (note: measurements are in the metric system)

Chinese New Year’s Recipes

RecipeSource
Collection of ethnic recipes from Asia and Pacific Islands

About.com
Chinese Cuisine: recipes, articles, links (also includes link to Southeast Asian recipes)

Vegan East Asian Recipes

Adopt Vietnam
Web site with Vietnamese recipes

Thai and Vietnamese recipes
Exported from MasterCook Mac (in plain text format)

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Language

Audio Tutorial of Survival Chinese
This site features useful phrases written in pinyin (no tones, alas!), with audio clips.

China.com: Learning Chinese

Language Tree: A Fun and effective way for children to learn Mandarin Chinese

Learning Chinese Online
An overwhelming number of links to online tutorials in Chinese.

On Line Chinese Tools
Tools to assist people in learning and using the Chinese language

Vocabulary Cards for China-adoptive Travelers
A set of cards for traveling China-adoptive parents, containing 90+ terms or phrases on 28 cards. Each term or phrase is given in English, pinyin, and in Chinese characters.

Zhongwen.com Chinese Characters and Culture
A very interesting language site.

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Cultural Exchanges

Forte International Exchange Association Student Exchange Program

International Community Center of Idaho (ICCI) - A cultural partner of IFCA.

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Chinese New Year Information and Crafts

China Sprout: New Year page    

Kaboose:  Chinese New Year Crafts        

 KD Craft Exchange. Chinese New Year Crafts - Fun Projects for Home and School    

Under5s Chinese zodiac and crafts    

thebestkidsbooksite.com Chinese New Year Topics and Crafts 

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China - history

History of China
Essays and timelines.

History of China
“Condensed China”

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Charitable endeavors

Amity
Programs in Jiangxi province include foster care, a “Hugging Granny” program, and schooling for orphanage children.

Foundation for Chinese Orphanages (FCO)
FCO is a national 501 (c) (3) foundation which is supported by chapters of Families with Children from China (FCC) worldwide.

Half the Sky Foundation
Establishing early childhood education programs in Chinese welfare institutions.

Our Chinese Daughters Foundation
A non-profit foundation that supports families with children adopted from China

The Grace Children’s Foundation
Provides education, clothing, medical and surgical services to Chinese orphans.

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Buying cultural items

China Sprout
Books, arts and crafts, music, clothing, etc., plus information about China and its culture: dedicated to adoptive families.

Chinese Culture Online
This web site provides various Chinese culture related products from China, HongKong and Taiwan. It covers books, DVDs, music CDs, and much more.

Celebrate the Child
Asian dolls, toys, music, videos, books on international adoption for children and adults (run by adoptive parents).

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Books, magazines, CDs, tapes, videos, DVDs

Adoption and Asian adoption both for children and parents.

Adoption Helper
Adoption magazine for Canadians; international and domestic adoption

Adoptive Families Magazine
An excellent all-around magazine for adoptive families

AdoptShoppe Books
Great adoption-related books, memory books, etc.

Asia for Kids
All sort of great books, toys, dolls, etc. from catalog and online

Celebrate the Child
Web site with videos for China, Korea and Vietnam

China Books
Books about China, Chinese language and culture for children and adults. Features sets of books for adoptive parents travelling to China.

China Sprout
Books, arts and crafts, music, clothing, etc., plus information about China and its culture: dedicated to adoptive families.

EMK Press Adoption Publishing Company
Publishes adoption themed materials for Infants to Young Adults from the perspective of the child.

Families are Forever by Deb Capone
A heartwarming tale about a young girl from China who is adopted by an American family. In “Families are Forever”, young Rain meets Bo and her new “forever” Mom and they become a brand new family. “Families Are Forever” was recently selected from thousands of submissions to receive a coveted Parenting Media Award.

Rainbow Kids
An on-line magazine for families who adopt internationally.

Shen’s Books and Supplies
Books for children, specializing in Asian cultures.

Yeong & Yeong Publishing
You Were Born in China, You Were Born in Korea, Kids Like Me in China, Passages From the Heart, I Wish For You a Beautiful Life.

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