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North Korea:
Central Intelligence Agency - http://www.cia.gov. (Click on World Fact book and then enter South or
North Korea)
Democratic People’s Republic (North Korea) - http://www.korea-dpr.com (The official North Korean
website)
Marsh Wong - http://www.marshwong.com/200709_DPRK/ (A collection of hundreds of photographs of
North Korea taken in September 2007. They include images of the North Korean people, Pyongyang,
Kaesong, the DMZ, and rural areas) Photographs for the classroom)
North Korean Human Rights Act - http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/nkhra.htm (Information
on the Congressional Act, North Korean refugees, humanitarian aid, and international abduction issues)
PBS News - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kim (Examines the nuclear issue and
includes interviews with individuals such as Madeleine Albright, Stephen Bosworth, Jimmy Carter,
Donald Gregg, and William Perry)
U.S. Department of State - http://www.state.gov (Click on South or North Korea for information)
Opportunities for Students in the Los Angeles Area
Project Bridge - http://www.pacificcenturyinst.org/programs_projectbridge.html.
Project Bridge is an annual year-long intercultural outreach program for high school juniors and seniors
that was established after the Los Angeles Riots (SAIGU) took place in 1992. It was established in 1993
by the Los Angeles based Pacific Century Institute in conjunction with the New York based Korea
Society. There are 16 high school juniors (8 from Los Angeles and 8 from New York) chosen each year.
Organizations:
The Association for Asian American Studies - (http://aaastudies.org.) (The association was founded in
1979 for the purpose of advancing the highest professional standard of excellence in teaching and
research in the field of Asian American Studies. The association has an annual conference)
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) - www.asian-studies.org/eaa (The association is the largest
society of its kind, with approximately 8,000 members worldwide—is a scholarly, non-political, non-
profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia. The association publishes Education
About Asia, the leading journal for teaching about Asia)
Tourism
The Korea Tourism Organization – http://www.visitkorea.or.kr (The organization provides information
about Korea and assistance in planning a trip to Korea. The website includes quality photographs of
Korea)
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