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Facts and Figures: 

World Fact Book: South Korea – A comprehensive list of basic information about South Korea from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. 

South Korea: A country study – An online book on South Korea from the Library of Congress. 

Languages of Korea – An authoritative listing of the spoken living languages of South Korea by the SIL International’s Ethnologue site.

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Articles and Links: 

Korea in Brief – Resources on the symbols, geography, economy, culture, education and government of South Korea from the Embassy of South Korea in the U.S.

Korean Overseas Information Service – A comprehensive guide to South Korea by the Information Agency of the South Korean Government. 

Korean American Historical Society – Links to a number of resources related to Korean immigration to the U.S. 

Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development – A site devoted to education in South Korea. 

Korean American Digital Archive – A resource that documents the Korean experience in the U.S. 

Korean American Museum – Information about Korean Americans in art, literature and film.   

Korea and the Korean People – Peter Hyun’s primer on Korean culture.
 

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Oral Narratives from Residents of Greater Mecklenburg County, NC:

Juyoung Bae – Juyoung Bae tells stories about her visits to the U.S., including the culture shock she experienced. 

You-Me Kim – You-Me Kim talks about language and language assessment in South Korea. 

Kiho Jeon – Kiho Jeon talks about education in South Korea and English classes in the U.S.

Allison Pond – Allison Pond, who was born in Seoul, tells folktales related to body image and talks  about regional dialects in the U.S.
 

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Lesson Plans: 

Teaching Korea in K-12 School Projects – Lesson plans for teaching about Korea from the Center for Korean Studies, University of California-Berkley.

Destination:  South Korea – A unit on South Korea from the Online Learning Centre, New Zealand Ministry of Education.

The Korean War – Lesson plan for teaching about the Korean War from discoveryschool.com.

Lesson Plans for Educators – A comprehensive list of links to lesson plans on Asia and Asian Americans from AskAsia.org.

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