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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Nov 2000
Vol. 7, No. 127

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THIS ISSUE
Entries accepted for publication: 13
Entries rejected: 5

10 Nov 2000
3star
The Asianists' Asia: e-journal
Centre de Recherche sur les Etudes Asiatiques, Paris, France
Self-description: "The Asianists' ASIA (A Magazine Site for Asianophone Countries) - An academic journal [est. Jun 2000, ISSN 1298-0358 - ed.] devoted to researched articles in the humanities and social sciences, and learned essays & relevant fiction or faction, including translations, which might not easily fit into, or find a place in, the existing Asian studies publications."
Contents of the Jun 2000 issue: 'Introduction : Asian Studies at the Millennium Dawn' by T.Wignesan; 'China and International Relations in the New Millennium' by Hall Gardner; 'Introduction to the Art of Eastern Asia' by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy 'Transforming the Trading World of Southeast Asia' by Wang Gungwu; 'Chinese Studies in the Age of Globalization: Culture and Literature' by Wang Ning; 'Verbal and Non-Verbal Symbols: An Investigation into Their Role in Self and Group Identification in Malaysia' by Asmah Haji Omar; Interview with Alexis Rygaloff on 'Language, Writing, and Chinese Culture'; 'The Art of Living: A Tribute to AKC' by Rama P.Coomaraswamy; 'The Exotic in Aesthetics: A Case Study of Poietics as the "Science and Philosophy of Creation"' by T.Wignesan.
[An English-language e-journal under construction. It uses a complicated javascript which crashes some of the older browsers - ed.]
URL http://hometown.aol.com/wignesh/1titlecontents.htm
Link suggested by: T. Wignesan (wignesh@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Nov 2000
5star
Balik Kalikasan (BK) Online: e-journal
The Babilonia Wilner Foundation (BWF), Manila, Philippines
Self-description: "Balik Kalikasan (Tagalog 'Return to Nature' chronicles peoples progress in confronting [Philippines' and regional - ed.] environmental issues."
Contents of the current (Nov 2000) issue: Editorial for Nov 1 - 16, 2000; Illegal fishermen accuse Bantay Dagat of piracy; A Dump in the Park; Quezon rallyists brave typhoon Seniang to call for Erap's resignation; Estrada's buddy assailed for mangrove destruction; Syndicate supplier of explosives for illegal fishing busted; Transporters of illegal logs apprehended in Del Gallego; Mangrove destroyer caught again; Tagkawayan police too slow for illegal fishers; Landfill proponent deceived Pililia local government; Illegal fisherman attacks arresting Bantay Dagat; Lack of funds hinder Clean Air Act implementation; More BK Stories.
Site contents: Pusod (Site of BWF's US based Program, Pusod which links Filipino actions in the arts, culture and environment); Pamayanan (News and Views from Pinoy environmentalists); Environmental Laws (An Index of Philippine Laws pertaining to the Environment); The Pawikan Files (Sea turtles rescued by people who care); About BWF; Talakavan (Discussion board); Guestbook; Real World Links (Our Links in restoting respect for Earth and life); BK Archives (Feb 1997-present).
[A real resource with real information - ed.]
URL http://www.bknet.org/index.html
Link suggested by: James A. H. Hafner (jah36@cornell.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

09 Nov 2000
3star
Central and Inner Asia Seminar (CIAS), May 2001
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Supplied note: "CIAS is dedicated to studying the cultures and activities of ancient and modern nomadic peoples that occupy the region from the China Sea to Eastern Europe, and the relationship they have to the surrounding sedentary cultures. The CIAS grew out of the Canada-Mongolia Association in 1990 and at that time began sponsoring a regular series of annual lectures. In 1993 the individual lectures were replaced by an annual seminar and the proceedings from these have been printed in three volumes of working papers. Volume four is in press, and will be available very shortly. The Seventh Annual Central and Inner Asia Seminar (CIAS) is scheduled to take place at the University of Toronto on Friday and Saturday, 4-5 May 2001."
URL http://www.utoronto.ca/deeds/cias/index.html
Link suggested by: Gillian Long (gillian.long@utoronto.ca)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

09 Nov 2000
2star
Sepik Art and Meaning
Pan Asia Networking Program, Singapore
Supplied note: "A brief introduction to some of the design styles and stories in the Sepik [The Sepik River Valley in Papua New Guinea - ed.]."
Site contents: Introduction to Sepik art, Problems in defining meaning, About the site, How to get involved, Stories (Ancestors, Spirits, Nature, Man)
[A site under construction. Uses both FLASH and HTML formats - ed.]
URL http://www.PanAsia.org.sg/sepik/
Link suggested by: Maria Ng Lee Hoon (mng@idrc.org.sg)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

08 Nov 2000
3star
Associazione Tibet Domani (ATD)
www.tibetdomani.com, Rome, Italy
Suplied note: "A non-profit organization [est. 1992] dedicated to the publishing of books on Tibetan art, religion and science. [...] Proceeds from all our sales go to Namgyal Monastery and Tibetan Medical & Astro Institute in Dharamsala, India, both founded by H.H. the Dalai Lama, and a part of it is used for the research and future publications."
Site contents: About the Association, Namgyal Monastery and the TMA Institute; Kalachakra Publications ('Kalachakra' [written by the Namgyal Monks. The book contains all the 722 images of the deities in the Kalachakra Mandala], 'A Clear Mirror of Tibetan Medicinal Plants' [vol. 1. - by Dr. Dawa of Tibetan Medical & Astro Institute, vol 2 is in preparation], 'Tibetan Astro-science' [by Jhampa Kalsang, a Professor of Astrology, Astronomy and Medical Astrology at the TMA Institute]); Exploring the Mandala [an interactive 'map' - ed.]
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.tibetdomani.com/
Link suggested by: Enrico Del Vico (bookshop@tibetdomani.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

07 Nov 2000
4star
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1931-45
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Self-decsription: "The website supports a multi-year project that seeks to expand research into Sino-Japanese conflict between 1931 and 1945 by promoting cooperation among scholars and institutions in China, Japan, the United States, and other nations. An initial planning conference was held in Tokyo in January 2000. The summary report from this meeting provides further detail on the scope of this project, as well as plans for future conferences."
Site contents: Summary of January 2000 meeting and Conference Papers; Related Conferences and Symposia; Recent Publications; Official Sources and Media Sites; English-Language Materials; Japanese-Language Materials; Chinese-Language Materials; Materials in Other Languages; Research Forum.
URL http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/sino-japanese/
Link suggested by: Steve Phillips (sphillip@cais.com), forwarded by Steve Leibo (leibo@cnsvax.albany.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

06 Nov 2000
3star
Vietnamese Studies Internet Resource Center (VSIRC)
www.vstudies.org, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Supplied note: "The VSIRC site focuses on research relating to the adaptation of the Vietnamese diaspora across the world. It includes an online research library [with online papers (in PDF format) by Vinh-The Lam and Dr M. Pfeifer - ed.], very extensive and up-to-date bibliographies of Vietnamese-related research and a page with current news in the scholarly field of [chiefly North American - ed.] Vietnamese Studies."
URL http://www.vstudies.org/
Link suggested by: Mark Pfeifer (vstudies@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

05 Nov 2000
3star
Philippines.OnWeb
InfogatePhils., Muntinlupa City, Philippines
Self-description: "[A site with] information on the Philippines. It contains the websites of the Provinces of the Philippines that provide relevant and important data for potential investors, business researchers, students and those who need information about the Philippine provinces. The site also provides information on various relevant topics provided by our own company's research group as well as by link sites."
URL http://philippines.onweb.cx/
Link suggested by: Ramon Ignacio (rignacio@dataserve.aim.edu.ph)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

04 Nov 2000
3star
Niigata Prefectural Museum
Niigata Prefectural Museum, Nagaoka, Japan
Supplied note: "This web site not only covers the archaeology, ethnography and history of Niigata Prefecture, Japan; it also contains [sections] on the Jomon period in Japan and Archaeological and Historical news."
URL http://www.nbz.or.jp/eng
Link suggested by: Mark Hall (hall@nbz.or.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

03 Nov 2000
3star
Asia: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
Measure DHS+, Macro International Inc., Calverton, MD, USA
Self-description: "MEASURE DHS+ assists developing countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Demographic and health surveys provide information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs (sexually transmitted infections), and reproductive health. [...] Search by country/year or subregion, and by module/content."
Site contents: Analytical Reports; Further Analyses; Other Documentation; Basic Documentation; Methodological Reports; Summary Reports; Comparative Studies; Newsletters; Trend Reports; Final Reports; Occasional Papers; Working Papers.
Asian countries covered: Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.measuredhs.com/data/search_surveys.cfm
Link suggested by: Curt Davis (curt@curtdavis.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Nov 2000
3star
Tibetan-Studies-L mailing list
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "Tibetan-Studies-L@coombs.anu.edu.au electronic forum was established in 1995 by the RSPAS, The Australian National University to provide a world-wide communications vehicle for exchange of scholarly and factual information dealing with Tibet and its cultures. It is a low-volume, high-quality and apolitical scholarly resource. In late Oct 2000 it had 417 subscribers. Topics of the recent exchanges: 'Tibetan medicine research', 'The weapons of Gesar', 'Books on modern Tibetan history', and 'Tibetan nomads & the PRC law.' *to join the forum send e-mail to: majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au message: subscribe Tibetan-Studies-L your-e-mail-address *moderator: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)."
Link suggested by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Nov 2000
3star
ANUASIALIST mailing list
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "ANUASIALIST is a mailing list for circulating scholarly enquiries, announcing forthcoming Asia-area lectures, seminars, and programs, introducing Asia-area academic vistors to the university, and announcing Asia-related conferences and staff activities.
* email your announcement to: anuasialist@anu.edu.au; [...] * unsubscribe by emailing listproc@listproc.anu.edu.au with no subject line and the message: unsubscribe anuasialist; * moderator: Greg Young (Greg.Young@anu.edu.au)."
URL http://anuasia.anu.edu.au/
Link suggested by: Greg Young (Greg.Young@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Nov 2000
3star
ANU Asia: Asian Studies at The Australian National University
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "This site did exist previously, but its content and structure have now been completely overhauled. [...] The site [... will] showcase teaching and research in Asian Studies being undertaken at the ANU. The site will provide information on conferences, seminars and other events being held or sponsored by the ANU, up-to-date news, recent publications and articles by scholars. It also provides details and links to information on how you can access the teaching and research capabilities of the ANU in Asian Studies."
URL http://anuasia.anu.edu.au/
Link suggested by: John Mikler (John.Mikler@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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