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NEW CURRICULUM UNITS

10,000 Shovels: China’s Urbanization and Economic Development (2006)
Rylan Sekiguchi, SPICE
Grades: High School, 87 pages

Along the Silk Road (2006)
The Silk Road Project, SPICE
Grades: 6-10, 263 pages

Central Asia: Between Peril and Promise (2006)
Gregory Francis, Noami Funahashi, and Stefanie Lamb, SPICE
Grades: High School, 100 pages

Chinese Dynasties, Part One: The Shang Dynasty through the Tang Dynasty (1600 BCE- 907 CE) (2006)
Waka Takahashi Brown and Selena Lai, SPICE
Grades: 6-10, 296 pages

Chinese Court Costume: Color Form and Symbolism (1996)
Tamara Moat, Henry Art Gallery

Continuity and Change in Asia (2006)
Grades: 6-12, 70 pages
The Seattle Times and the Jackson School of International Studies, UW
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Global Health: Asia in the 21st Century (2009)
Grades: 6-12, 36 pages
The Seattle Times and the Jackson School of International Studies, UW
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Performing Arts of Asia (2008)
Grades: 6-12, 46 pages
The Seattle Times and the Jackson School of International Studies, UW
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Silla Korea and the Silk Road: Golden Age, Golden Threads (2006)
The Korea Society
Grade: High School, 158 pages

Teacher Resources: China, Japan, and Korea, Guides to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Art and Culture (2006)
Peabody Essex Museum
Grades: 6-12, 200 pages

Youth Culture in Asia (2007)
Grade: 6-8, 29 pages
The Seattle Times and the Jackson School of International Studies, UW
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CHINA

Along the Silk Road: People, Interaction, and Cultural Exchange (1993)
The China Project, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 187 pages

Ancient China (1998)
The Ancient World History Development Team, Teacher's Curriculum Institute
Grade: 6-12; 300 pages

Ancient Chinese Bronzes (1991)
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian
Grade: 6-12; 79 pages

Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video From China (2005)
Seattle Art Museum, World Affairs Council, and EARC
Grade: 6-12; 0 pages

Central Themes for a Unit on China in a World Cultures Social Studies Curriculum (1997)
Roberta Martin (ed.), East Asian Curriculum Project
Grade: 6-12; 14 pages

China and the World in 2010 (1998)
Selena Lai, SPICE
Grade: High School; 118 pages

China Connections: Teacher Resource Binder (1988)
Community Learning Connections, Inc.
Grade: K-12; 500 pages

China on the World Stage: Weighing the U.S. Response Public Policy Debate in the Classroom (2002)
The Choices for the 21st Century Education Project, Brown University
Grade: High School; 53 pages

China on the World Stage: Weighing the U.S. Response Public Policy Debate in the Classroom (1999)
The Choices for the 21st Century Education Project, Brown University
Grade: High School; 54 pages

The China Box (1998)
Boulder Run Enterprises
Grade: K-6; 0 pages

China Talk: A Handbook (1998)
Steven Levine, Boulder Run Enterprises
Grade: K-6; 192 pages

China: A Teaching Workbook (1991)
East Asian Curriculum Project, Columbia University
Grade: 6-12; 400 pages

China: Understanding its Past (1998)
Eileen H. Tamura et al., University of Hawaii Press
Grade: 6-12; 262 pages

Chinese Experience in 19th Century America (2000)
Roberta Gumport and Marcella Smith, University of Illinois
Grade: High School; 123 pages

Chinese Painting Style: Media, Methods, and Principles of Form (1982)
Jerome Silbergeld, University of Washington Press
Grade: 6-12; 100 pages

The Concept of Order in Ancient China (1995)
Adrian Chan and Richard Chu, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 85 pages

Demystifying the Chinese Language (1980, 1995)
The China Project, SPICE
Grade: K-12; 129 pages

Early American Trade with China (1999)
Roberta K. Gumport and Marcella M. Smith, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Grade: 6-12; 82 pages

Economic Choices: China After Mao (1988)
The China Project, SPICE
Grade: High School; 43 pages

The Education and Lifestyle of the Chinese Literati (1988)
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian
Grade: 6-12; 40 pages

Elementary Level Resources on China (1989)
Roberta Martin (ed.), East Asian Curriculum Project
Grade: Elementary; 11 pages

Ethnic Minority Groups in China (2003)
Waka Takahashi with contributions by Robin Tsai, SPICE
Grade: High School; 221 pages

The Eyes of the Empress: Women in China's Tang Dynasty (1996)
Lyn Reese, Women in World History Curriculum
Grade: 6-12; 30 pages

From Silk to Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections along the Silk Roads (2005)
The China Institute
Grade: High School; 375 pages

Global Studies: China (11th ed.) (2006)
Suzanne Ogden, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin Company
Grade: High School; 246 pages

Hands On: China (1991)
Margaret Elmer and Charlotte Beal, The Children's' Museum
Grade: K-12; 44 pages

A Humanities Approach to Chinese History Part I: Ming China (1368 – 1644): Political Stability, Economic Prosperity, and Cultural Vitality. (2002)
Marco deMartino, Ping Wang, and Jaye Zola, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: High School; 144 pages

A Humanities Approach to Chinese History Part II: Song China (960-1279): Splendor and Change (2002)
Mary Cingcade and Mary Hammond Bernson, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: High School; 153 pages

A Humanities Approach to Chinese History Part III: Revolutionary China (1839 – 1989): Art and Literature in Times of Dramatic Change (2002)
Mary Cingcade, Marco deMartino, and Kelly Long, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: High School; 269 pages

Inside Out: New Chinese Art (1999)
Henry Art Gallery, and Tacoma Art Museum,
Grade: 6-12; 74 page

International Trade and Protectionism (1985)
The China Project, SPICE
Grade: High School; 77 pages

An Introduction to Sovereignty: A Case Study of Taiwan (2004)
Karen Tiegel and Shari Epstein, SPICE
Grade: High School; 160 pages

Journey Down the Yangtze: From Dragon’s Tail to Dragon’s Head (1998)
Tese Neighbor, East Asia Center
Grade: K-12; 56 pages

Journey to China: Activities for Elementary Students (1988)
The China Project, SPICE
Grade: K-6; 79 pages

Religions and Philosophies in China: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (2002)
Waka Takahashi Brown, SPICE
Grade: High School; 188 pages

Resources for Chinese Shadow Theater (1998)
Mary Hirsch
Grade: K-12; 30 pages

State and Society in 21st-Century China: crisis, contention, and legitimation (2004)
Peter Hays Gries and Stanley Rosen (ed.), RoutledgeCurzon
Grade: High School; 263 pages

The State of China Atlas (2005)
Stephanie Hemelryk Donals; and Robert Benewick, University of California Press
Grade: 6-12; 128 pages

Teacher's Guide to Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan (2001)
Tese Neighbor, Seattle Art Museum
Grade: 6-12; 46 pages

Traditional Chinese Celebrations: Continuity and Change in Taiwan (1985)
The China Project, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 32 pages

Understanding China in the 21st Century: Political, Economic, and Security Issues in the Asia / Pacific Region (1995)
Carey Moore, Gary Mukai, and Jocelyn Young, SPICE
Grade: High School; 240 pages

Values In Conflict: Literature on China's Youth (1988)
The China Project, SPICE
Grade: High School; 86 pages

Visible Traces (2000)
Various Authors, Asia Society
Grade: 6-12; 100 pages

Wang Mang: Confucian Success or Failure? (1992)
Joseph Palumbo, University of California
Grade: 6-12; 53 pages

Yani: The brush of Innocence (1989)
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian
Grade: K-12; 67 pages

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JAPAN

Castle Towns, An Introduction to Tokugawa Japan (1981)
Teaching Japan in the Schools (TJS)
Grade: High School; 51 pages

Civil Rights and Japanese-American Internment (2001)
Greg Francis, Samantha Hojo, Selene Lai, Gary Mukai, and Steven Yoda, SPICE
Grade: High School; 189 pages

The Constitution and Individual Rights in Japan (1992)
Lynn Parisi, ERIC
Grade: 6-12; 113 pages

Contemporary Japan: A Teaching Workbook: With topical lessons and units to supplement secondary school textbooks (1985)
Columbia University
Grade: K-12; 500 pages

Cooperation in Japan: Part One of the Elementary Literature Series (1990)
SPICE
Grade: K-6; 26 pages

Diamonds in the Rough: Baseball and the Japanese-American Internment (2004)
Gary Mukai, SPICE / NBRP
Grade: High School; 52 pages

Discovery Box: Exploring Culture through Artifacts (1995)
The Japan Project, SPICE
Grade: K-6; 39 pages

Global Perspectives in Illustration and Cartoon Art: Japan (2003)
MindSparks, Highsmith Inc.
Grade: High School; 15 pages

Guide for Using The Master Puppeteer in the Classroom, A (1999)
Michell Breyer, Teacher Created Materials
Grade: 6-12; 48 pages

The Haiku Moment: See the World in a Grain of Sand (1986)
The Japan Project, SPICE
Grade: Elementary; 18 pages

The Haiku Moment: Seeing the World in a Grain of Sand (1995)
The Japan Project, SPICE
Grade: High School; 46 pages

Hiroshima: Perspectives on the Atomic Bombing (2000)
Amy Cheng, SPICE
Grade: High School; 143 pages

The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific (2004)
Michael Yahuda, RoutledgeCurzon
Grade: High School; 355 pages

An Introduction to Japanese Buddhist Art (2004)
Se-Woong Koo and Karen Tiegel, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 88 pages

Isamu Noguchi (2000)
The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
Grade: K-12; 200 pages

Japan in the Classroom (1993)
Lynn Parisi with Jacquelyn Johnson and Patricia Weiss, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: K-12; 236 pages

Japan Meets the West: A Case Study of Perceptions (1994)
SPICE and EARC, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 78 pages

Japan: Arts and Crafts (2000)
Mary Hammond Bernson, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: K-12; 28 pages

The Japanese Economy (1990)
Lucien Ellington, Jack Morgan, Richard Rice, and Anthony F. Suglia, Joint Council on Economic Education
Grade: High School; 89 pages

Japanese Housing: Customs in Transitions (2000)
Lynn Parisi, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: K-12; 46 pages

Japanese Migration and the Americas: An Introduction to the Study of Migration (2000)
Gary Mukai and Rachel Brunette, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 89 pages

Japanese Radio Exercises (1996)
The Japan Project, SPICE
Grade: K-12; 29 pages

Japanese Screens (1996)
Miranda Hofelt, The Art Institute of Chicago
Grade: 6-12; 66 pages

Latin America and Japan: Crossing Borders and Making Connections (2000)
Charlotte C. Anderson and Marcel Lewinski, Education for Global Involvement
Grade: 6-12; 159 pages

Letters from Hyogo (1994)
Mary Hammond Bernson (ed.), East Asia Resource Center
Grade: K-6; 31 pages

Math in Motion: Origami in the Classroom (1994)
Barbara Pearl
Grade: K-6; 110 pages

The Modernization of Japan: Continuity and Change (1990)
The Japan Project, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 69 pages

Natsu Matsuri: Book I (1998)
Mary Bernson, Janet Graves, Elaine Magnusson, and Sonnet Takahisa, JEMS
Grade: K-6; 61 pages

Natsu Matsuri: Traditional Arts and Culture (Book II) (1998)
Mary Bernson, Janet Graves, Elaine Magnusson, and Sonnet Tokahisa, JEMS
Grade: K-6; 57 pages

Natsu Matsuri: Japan through Art Activities (Book III) (1998)
Mary Bernson, Janet Graves, Elaine Magnusson, and Sonnet Tokahisa, JEMS
Grade: K-6; 42 pages

Natsu Matsuri: School Life in Japan (Book IV) (1998)
Mary Bernson, Janet Graves, Elaine Magnusson, and Sonnet Tokahisa, JEMS
Grade: K-6; 45 pages

Nihon no Matsuri to Asobi: Japanese Festivals (1996)
Susan Warner and Karin Zaugg, Seattle Children’s Museum
Grade: K-6; 80 pages

Nippon Myumon: An Idea Book for Teaching Japanese Economic Topics (1999)
National Council for the Social Studies
Grade: 6-12; 119 pages

Omiyage (1990)
Marilyn Turkovichi, Linda Bubolz Ashida, and Peggy Mueller, World Eagle, Inc.
Grade: K-6; 220 pages

Part I: Tokugawa Japan: The Great Peace and the Development of Urban Society (1995)
Lynn Parisi, Sara Thompson, and Patterson Williams, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: 6-12; 143 pages

Part II: Meiji Japan: The Dynamics of National Change (1995)
Lynn Parisi, Sara Thompson, and Anne Stevens, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: 6-12; 169 pages

Part III: Imperial Japan: Expansion and War (1995)
Jonathan N. Lipman, Kathleen Woods Masalski, and Alan Chalk, Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: 6-12; 190 pages

Part IV: Japan 1945-1989: Re-creating a Modern Nation (2002)
Lynn Parisi and Kathleen Woods Masalski et. al., Social Science Education Consortium
Grade: High School; 345 pages

Religion in Japan and a Look at Cultural Transmission (1990)
Gary Mukai and Wendy Klein, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 51 pages

San Francisco Peace Treaty: The Cold War and the Peace Process (2001)
Rachel Brunette, SPICE
Grade: High School; 154 pages

The Social Fabric of Japan: Case Studies of Selected Minority Groups (2000)
Selena Lai, SPICE
Grade: High School; 81 pages

Spring Blossoms, Autumn Moon: Japanese Art for the Classroom (1989)
Sarah Loudon, Seattle Art Museum
Grade: K-12; 265 pages

Star Festival: Exploring Cultural Heritage (2000)
Shigeru Miyagawa and Ellen Sebring, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grade: K-12; 0 pages

Symbolism in Japanese Language and Culture (1991)
The Japan Project, SPICE
Grade: Elementary; 121 pages

Teaching about Okinawa (2003)
Elizabeth Falconer and Cathy Palmer, Seattle International Children's Festival
Grade: Junior High; 59 pages

Tora No Maki I: Lessons for Teaching about Contemporary Japan (1996)
Written by teachers who participated in the Keizai Koho, Fellowship Program in Japan. National Council for the Social Studies
Grade: K-12; 134 pages

Tora No Maki II: Lessons for Teaching about Contemporary Japan (1997)
Written by teachers who participated in the Keizai Koho fellowship Program in Japan, National Council for the Social Studies
Grade: K-12; 187 pages

Tora No Maki III: Lessons for Teaching about Contemporary Japan (1998)
Written by teachers who participated in the Keizai Koho Fellowship Program in Japan, National Council for the Social Studies
Grade: K-12; 263 pages

Traditional Handmade Toys Made from Common Household Materials
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Grade: K-12; 96 pages

Treasures of Japanese Art from the Seattle Art Museum (1987)
Sarah Loudon, Seattle Art Museum
Grade: 6-12; 37 pages

Understanding Japan: Modern History of Japan (1997)
International Society for Education Information
Grade: High School; 119 pages

Understanding Japan: Tokyo (1998)
International Society for Education Information
Grade: High School; 92 pages

US-Japan Relations: The View from Both Sides of the Pacific (Part I: Episodes in the History of US-Japan Relations) (1993)
Gary Mukai and The Japan Project, SPICE
Grade: High School; 197 pages

US-Japan Relations: The View from Both Sides of the Pacific (Part II: The Media in US-Japan Relations) (1994)
Gary Mukai, SPICE
Grade: High School; 163 pages

US-Japan Relations: The View from Both Sides of the Pacific (Part III: Introduction to International Trade) (1994)
Gary Mukai and Truc Truong, SPICE
Grade: High School; 184 pages

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KOREA

The Arts of Korea (2001)
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts
Grade: 6-12; 166 pages

Explore Korea: A Visit to Grandfather’s House (2000)
Sarah Loudon, Seattle Asian Art Museum
Grade: K-6; 68 pages

Korea: Lessons for Elementary School (2000)
Korean Studies Council International
Grade: K-6; 91 pages

Korea: Lessons for High School Social Studies Courses (1999)
The Korea Society
Grade: High School; 217 pages

Korean Voices: Growing Up During a Time of Crisis (2000)
Korean Studies Council International
Grade: 6-12; 98 pages

Teaching More about Korea (2001)
1997 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies Participants, The Korean Society
Grade: K-12; 285 pages

Things Korean (1994)
O-Young Lee (Translated by John Holstein), Charles E. Tuttle Publishing
Grade: K-12; 144 pages

Understanding the Korean Peninsula in the 21st Century: Political, Economic, and Security Issues in the Asia/Pacific Region (1997)
Gary Mukai, Amy Cheng, and Jasmine Amar, SPICE
Grade: High School; 179 pages

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GENERAL ASIA

Approaching WTO Education: How to Bring the WTO into Your Classroom by   Engaging Students in International Trade Disputes (1999)
Nancy Bacon, World Affairs Council of Seattle, et al., World Affairs Council of Seattle
Grade: 6-12; 94 pages

The Art of Buddhism (2001)
Smithsonian Institution
Grade: K-12; 108 pages

The Arts of Asia: China, Korea, Japan (1993)
Anne Rose Kitagawa and Rob Linrothe, The Art Institute of Chicago
Grade: 6-12; 195 pages

Choices in International Conflict: With a Focus on Security Issues in Asia (1998)
Gregory Francis and Gary Mukai, SPICE
Grade: High School; 191 pages

Contagion in the East: A Look at the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis (2000)
Isadora Lee Selena Lai, Gregory Francis, and Rachel Brunette, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 88 pages

Facing the Future: Population, Poverty, Consumption, and the Environment (2001)
John Goekler,  Liam Moriarty, Devin Hibbard, and Ian Byington, Facing the Future: People and the Planet
Grade: 6-12; 32 pages

Feeding a Hungry World: Focus on Rice in Asia and the Pacific (1995)
Gary Mukai, Heidi Ballard, and Ann Ishimaru, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 189 pages

Geography and the Human experience (2004)
Waka Takahashi and Stefanie Lamb, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 185 pages

International Environmental Politics (2002)
Gregory Francis, SPICE
Grade: High School; 111 pages

Islamic Civilization and the Arts (2003)
Stefanie Lamb, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 206 pages

Japanese and Chinese Exercises (1977)
SPICE
Grade: K-12; 30 pages

Mapping Asia (1994)
SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 82 pages

Megacities in the Asia / Pacific Region: Focusing on their Environmental Impact (1997)
Gary Mukai and Pearl Kim, SPICE
Grade: 6-12; 132 pages

The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific (2004)
Michael K. Conners, Remy Davison, and Jorn Dosch, RoutledgeCurzon
Grade: High School; 225 pages

Population: Issues, Impacts, and Solutions (200)
John Goekler  with Devin Hibbard and Ian Byington, Facing the Future: People and the Planet
Grade: High School; 63 pages

The Rabbit in the Moon: Folktales from China and Japan (1979)
The Japan Project and the China Project, SPICE
Grade: K-6; 77 pages

Silk Road Encounters (2001)
John S. Major, Joan Barnett, and John Bertles, The Asia Society and The Silk Road Project, Inc.
Grade: K-12; 88 pages

Tales of Asian Artist (2002)
Cathy Spagnoli, Seattle International Children's Festival
Grade: K-6; 39 pages

Teaching about Global Awareness with Simulations & Games (1994)
Steven L. Lamy, et al., Center for Teaching International Relations
Grade: 6-12; 145 pages

Teaching Portfolio: Literature (World Masterpieces Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) (1991)
Prentice Hall
Grade: other; 500 pages

A Treasury of Asian Stories and Activities for School and Libraries (1998)
Cathy Spagnoli, Alleyside Press73
Grade: K-6; 50 pages

Visual Art For Meditation (2005)
Gail Maxwell, Museum Associates/Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Grade: 6-12; 59 pages

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