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Discover Your Neighbors!Asia-Pacific Culture Expo 2010
Japan

Kids Web Japan is a website that introduces Japan to schoolchildren aged between 10 and 14 who live in other countries (http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/).
Australia Ambassdor to Japan. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.australia.or.jp/en/about/ambassador.php
Mission Statement. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.australia.or.jp/en/about/mission_statement.php
Japan-Australia Relations. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/australia/index.html
Japan Facts. (n.d.). in National Geographic Atlas of the World (8th ed.). Retrieved from http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/japan-facts/
Timeline: Japan. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1261918.stm
Japanese religion and philosophy. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/japan/religion.html
Religion in Japan. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e629.html

China

Chinaculture is a website that offers a wealth of information about Chinese history, culture, politics and the economy (http://www.chinaculture.org/).
Role of the Embassy & Consulates. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/Role.html
Embassador to China. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.dfat.gov.au/homs/cn.html
History Timeline-China. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,536988,00.html
Discovering China: History (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/history/
Life in New China: Image and Words from Beijing Youth is a series of photo essays about life in China created by high school students in Beijing (http://www.whatkidscando.org).
Whyte. B., (n.d.). Religion in China. Retrieved from http://www.sacu.org/religion.html
Religion Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/index.html
Religion in China. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.mapsofworld.com/china/china-culture/religion-in-china.html

New Zealand

Maroi dance, background information. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.tki.org.nz/r/arts/dance/discover_dance/maori_e.php
New Zealand Maori Culture. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/maori-culture/
Tourism New Zealand. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/about-nz-home.cfm
Shorten. J. (2006) New Zealand Maori Taniko Weaving. Retrieved from http://www.vcn.bc.ca/~celtic3/index.html
New Zealand in History. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://history-nz.org/maori6.html
New Zealand Religion. (2008). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.newzealandatoz.com/?pageid=891&Religion
NZ church leaders on Gaza. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.presbyterian.org.nz/speaking-out/ecumenical-and-inter-church/nz-church-leaders-on-gaza
Ancient New Zealand. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.theancientweb.com/explore/content.aspx?content_id=20
Government & Nation. (2010). Retrieved March 14,2010 from http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/government-and-nation/9
New Zealand Parliament. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/AboutParl/HowPWorks/FactSheets/0/e/7/00HOOOCPubResAboutFactSheetsWhat1-Parliament-Brief-What-is-Parliament.htm
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.dfat.gov.au/homs/nz.html
New Zealand Country Brief. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/new_zealand/nz_country_brief.html (read the section of 'Bilateral Relations' only)
Life in New Zealand. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/seasons-and-climate~275.html
New Zealand the Dance (Kapa Haka). Retrieved March 14, 2010 fromhttp://www.planetnana.co.il/yayamoving/Dance/KapaHaka.htm
The Haka. Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/about-new-zealand/haka.html

Micronesia

Ambassador to Federated States of Micronesia. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.dfat.gov.au/homs/fm.html
Federated States of Micronesia. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/cache/offonce/pid/2838#Links
Background Note: Micronesia. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1839.htm#gov
FSM Visitors Center is a website that highlights some of the unique aspects of each of the FSM states (http://www.visit-fsm.org).
Micronesia Over the Years. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.micsem.org/photos.htm
Resture, J., (2008). Micronesia Music. Retrieved from [[http://www.janeresture.com/micronesia_music/index.htm
Irwin, S., (2010). Bamboo keeps the beat for dances in India and Micronesia. Retrieved from http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20100219/all-about-bamboo/bamboo-keeps-the-beat-for-dances-in-india-and-micronesia
Music of the Pacific Island Nations (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/sass/music/musicarchive/PacificInfo.html
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/Micronesia.html
From the Mouth of the Monster Eel: Stories from Micronesia. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.amazon.com/Mouth-Monster-Eel-Stories-Micronesia/dp/1555912451
Federated States of Micronesia Money and Exchange Rate. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/88/money/Australia-and-South-Pacific/Federated-States-Of-Micronesia.html
Early Cultures-Discovered Peoples and Oceania. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Early-Cultures-Discovered-Peoples-and-Oceania/Oceania-Island-Culture.html
Micronesia, Federated States of Transportation 2010. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/micronesia_federated_states_of/micronesia_federated_states_of_transportation.html
Countries and their cultures. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Micronesians.html
Happiness in Micronesia. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.dankainmicronesia.com/special.html
Micronesia: International Religious Freedom Report. (2002). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2002/13901.html

Chile

Chilean Music. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.southamerica.cl/Chile/Music.htm
Chile’s National Dance -The Cueca. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/2007/08/24/chiles-national-dance-the-cueca/
La Tirana. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.letsgochile.com/locations/big-north/tarapacai/la-tirana
Countries and their cultures. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Chile.html
Folklore: The customs of essential Chile. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.thisischile.cl/frmContenidos.aspx?id=1737&sec=358&eje=Acerca&itz=interface-acerca-arte-musica&t=folklore%3a-the-customs-of-essential-chile (click on mapuche for greater detail of costumes also explore the other links for further detail)
La Cueca. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.folklore.cl/cueca/curso-cueca1.html
Music. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.thisischile.cl/frmContenidos.aspx?id=1287&sec=358&eje=Acerca&itz=interface-acerca-arte-musica&t=music
Chilean Music Instruments. Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Chile/Chilean-Music-Instruments--/2314
Chilean Music. (2007-2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.southamerica.cl/Chile/Music.htm
Chile’s National Dance – The Cueca. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/2007/08/24/chiles-national-dance-the-cueca/
Chile’s National Dance – The Cueca. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/2007/08/24/chiles-national-dance-the-cueca/
La Tirana. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.letsgochile.com/locations/big-north/tarapacai/la-tirana
Countries and their cultures. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Chile.html
Folklore: The customs of essential Chile. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.thisischile.cl/frmContenidos.aspx?id=1737&sec=358&eje=Acerca&itz=interface-acerca-arte-musica&t=folklore%3a-the-customs-of-essential-chile (click on mapuche for greater detail of costumes also explore the other links for further detail)
La Cueca. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.folklore.cl/cueca/curso-cueca1.html
Music. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.thisischile.cl/frmContenidos.aspx?id=1287&sec=358&eje=Acerca&itz=interface-acerca-arte-musica&t=music
Countries and their cultures. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Brazil-to-Congo-Republic-of/Chileans.html
Countries and their cultures. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Chile.html
Chilean Food. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/culture/food.htm
Chilean Food. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/culture/traditions.htm
Chile’s Climate. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/facts/climate.htm
Chile education is a website that provides great information about Chilean education (http://www.internationaleducationmedia.com/chile/)
Maps of the world. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.mapsofworld.com/chile/culture/religion.html
Chile Religion & Chruches. (2004). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.photius.com/countries/chile/society/chile_society_religion_and_churche~431.html
Religion in historical perspective. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://countrystudies.us/chile/52.htm
History of Chile. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://history.howstuffworks.com/south-american-history/history-of-chile.htm
The History of Chile. (n.d.) Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.chile.com/tpl/articulo/detalle/ver.tpl?cod_articulo=1779
Chile Facts. (n.d.). In National Geographic Atlas of the World.(8th ed.) Retrieved from http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/chile-facts/
BBC Chile Timeline. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1222905.stm
Background Note: Chile. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1981.htm
Ancient Chile. (2009). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.theancientweb.com/explore/content.aspx?content_id=7
BBC Chile Country Profile. (2010). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1222764.stm
Chilean Government. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.chileangovernment.gov.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=34
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.dfat.gov.au/homs/cl.html
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010 from http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/chile/chile_brief.html (read 'The Bilateral Relationship' section only)
Go to Latin. (2000). Go Chile. Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.gochile.cl/Info/Hbook/Xport.asp

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Climate. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2010, from http://www.aussie-info.com/tourist/climate.php

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