The Essentials
All Programs
Year/Semester High School
Summer Language and Culture
Global Prep
Digging Deeper
Language Resources
Cultural Resources
- Hofstede Center: People’s Republic of China
- Confucius Institute Online
- Asia Society
- Cultural Centers around the U.S.:
- New York Chinese Cultural Center
- Los Angeles Chinese Cultural Center
- Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association
- Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute
- Houston Chinese Community Center
- Culture Grams (Username: afsusa – Password: cgrams)
News and Media
- China Daily (English)
- BBC (English and Mandarin)
- Xinhua News Agency (English and Mandarin)
- Baidu TV and Movies
Movies and Documentaries
- The Last Emperor (1987)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- Hero (2002)
- To Live (1994)
- In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
- A Century of Revolution (2007)
- Assignment: China (multipart series)
- The Last Train Home (2009)
- Waking the Green Tiger (2011)
- Nanking (2007)
- Wild China (2008)
Books
- Soul Mountain
- Decoded—Mai Jia
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories
- The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen
- Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking
- The Little Red Guard: A Family Memoir
- Tiananmen Moon: Inside the Chinese Student Uprising of 1989
- The Penguin History of Modern China
- China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
LGBTQ Resources (Diversity)
Heritage and Ethnicity Resources (Diversity)