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Resources
Introducing Indonesia -- Personally! To locate an Indonesian student who is available to visit your class, call the American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce at 212-687-4505 (fax: 212-687-5844) or write AICC, 317 Madison Avenue, Suite 520, New York, NY 10017; or call the Indonesian Embassy at 202-775-5200 (fax: 202-775-5365), or write Indonesian Embassy, 2020 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington D.C., 20036. http://indonesia.elga.net.id/ Indonesian Home Page provides information on food, music, photographs, travel information, names of student groups, books, news updates. http://www.aiccusa.org Indonesia Business Resources is the Home Page of the American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce. The site includes statistical tables, lists of companies that do business with Indonesia or the US, tips and suggestions on how to do business. Bangs, Richard and Christian Kallen. Islands of Fire, Islands of Spice: Exploring the Wild Places of Indonesia. Sierra Club Books, 1988. Excellent photographs of Indonesian rice terraces, volcanoes, native celebrations, etc., Grades 8 and up. Blair, Lawrence, Ring of Fire: Exploring the Last Remote Places. Bantam Books, 1988. The story of two brothers who spent 12 years in some of the most remote regions in Indonesia. Grades 8 and up. Dahlan, M. Alwi and Walean, Chris D. Pancasila: A Brief Introduction. Kikas, 1995. Available free upon request: contact AICC, Indonesian Embassy or Consulates. Kafka, Francis J. Batik, Tie Dyeing, Stenciling, Silk Screen, and Block Printing. Dover, 1959. Step-by-step guide to the art of batiking. Grades 6 and up. Reid, Struan. Silk and Spice Routes: Exploration by Sea. Silver Burdett, 1994. Overview of exploration in the area of the Spice Islands, with good maps and many fast facts to interest readers. Grades 6 and up. Schaffer, Susan. The Komodo Dragon. Dillon Press, 1992. Lots of photographs and surprising facts about the world's largest living reptile. Grades 3-8. We live in Indonesia. Templar, 1989. Indonesians -- museum guides, rice farmers, Balinese dancers, students, craftspeople, and oil-rig workers -- talk about their lives. Grades 3-8. To obtain free color maps of Indonesia for your class, please contact the US-Indonesia Society at 202-232-1400, or send e-mail message to: usindo@usindo.org. The map also includes about geography, flora, fauna, parks, and products. |
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