The Freeman Book Awards recognize quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia. Awards are given in two categories: Children's and Young Adult on the several countries of East and Southeast Asia.
Check out all of this year's winners and honorable mentions here!
Applications for online spring TEA seminars and book discussion groups are now open! TEA (Teaching East Asia) online courses are free and are open to educators nationwide. Check out the available seminars in the Events and Opportunities section under Teacher Programs and Online Book Discussions!
Check out the upcoming summer seminars in Alabama and Ohio. Registration is now open and deadlines are approaching fast!
Registration has begun for seminars in our 11 state region for 2019-2020. Find a seminar in your state to apply.
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Join NCTA for opportunities such as study tours in Asia!
The University of Pittsburgh National Coordinating Site for the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia serves 11 states: Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Find a seminar in your state today!
Day of the Western Sunrise is a documentary about Castle Bravo, the largest U.S. nuclear test to date, and the lives of 23 Japanese fishermen who were caught in the radioactive fallout during the 1954 test in the Bikini Atoll. Told in a combination of Japanese kamishibai animation and live action, the film can be used to discuss issues of nuclearization, advocacy, and humans rights as well as connecting to subjects such as history, art and science.
For over 20 years, the NCTA has worked with thousands of K-12 educators to provide high-quality professional development opportunities. Funded by the Freeman Foundation, NCTA gets teachers quickly up to speed on the histories, arts, cultures, politics, languages and literatures of East Asia, with a particular focus on China, Japan and Korea. The core of our professional development opportunities are our 36-hour seminars for educators, taught by university faculty throughout our eleven state region of Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition to our core seminars, we also host other professional development opportunities, such as workshops, webinars, online book discussions, and study tours to East Asia. We look forward to working with you.
