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Road of the Tinkling Bell: Paintings, Poems, and Essays

Poems and paintings by Tomihiro Hoshino, an artist who although is paralyzed from the neck down, paints with his mouth.

Culture and I

Volume 94, Spring/Summer 2012; 95, Fall/Winter 2012;

I Saw It: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima - A Survivor's True Story

8:15 am, August 6, 1945. Six miles above the city of Hiroshima, bomb bay doors snapped open to release "Little Boy," a code-name for the world's first atomic bomb. In an instant thousands of lives were destroyed, while the city's buildings, books and…

Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend

Anna May Wong was one of Hollywood's most well-known Chinese American actresses. Between 1919 and 1960, she starred in over fifty movies, sharing billing with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Marlene Dietrich and Werner Oland. Her life, though, is the…

Indonesia, Cambodia, and Thailand

This inspiring activity book takes children on a journey through Indonesia, Cambodia, and Thailand, comparing and contrasting each culture through myths, tales, and informative text. Children wil enjoy learning about traditional art forms through…

Southeast Asian Designs

Highly refined and intricately detailed, Southeast Asian designs are widely recognized for their beauty and striking visual effects. This archive contains more than 100 distinctive images, selected and exquisitely rendered by Marty Nobel from a…

Erika-San

After falling in love with Japan as a little girl, Erika becomes a teacher and fulfills her childhood dream by moving to a remote Japanese island.