Asia @ Stanford
University Programs
http://ceas.stanford.edu/ The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS)
http://a3c.stanford.edu/ The Asian American Activities Center (A3C)
http://aas.stanford.edu/ Asian American Studies (AAS)
http://aparc.stanford.edu/ The Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC)
http://ica.stanford.edu/arc/ The Asian Religions and Cultures (ARC) Initiative
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/asianlang/ The Department of Asian Languages
http://livercancer.stanford.edu/ The Asian Liver Center (ALC)
Student Organizations
http://aasa.stanford.edu The Asian American Students' Association (AASA)
http://ucaa.stanford.edu The Undergraduate Chinese American Association (UCAA)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/KASA/ The Korean Students Association (KSA)
http://nikkei.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Nikkei (SUN): Stanford's Japanese cultural group
http://newtype.stanford.edu/ Stanford Newtype: Stanford's Anime Club
http://sanskriti.stanford.edu/ Sanskriti: Stanford's South Asian cultural group
http://svsa.stanford.edu/ The Stanford Vietnamese Student Association (SVSA)
http://taiwanese.stanford.edu/ The Taiwanese Cultural Society (TCS)
Language Resources
Chinese
http://www.zhongwen.com Mandarin Chinese dictionary including entymology/genealogy of characters. Wikipedia-style interface allows for instant searches of unfamiliar words and phrases. Also includes important Chinese texts, including poems, with corresponding English translation.
http://www.buddhism-dict.net/dealt/ A Chinese-Japanese-Korean Dictionary listing Japanese and Korean equivalents to Chinese characters. Pronounciation guide includes romanizations in addition to Korean and Japanese scripts.
Japanese
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html Jim Breen's WWWJDIC awesome vocab
http://www.rikai.com Rikai, displays pop-ups over words with translations
Korean
http://www.zkorean.com/ A Korean language website.
Taiwanese
http://www.tailingua.com/ A Taiwanese language website.
News Sites
Asia
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/asia/ Time Magazine: Asia Edition
China
http://www.theepochtimes.com English/Chinese language news source on China. Publisher of the controversial "Nine Commentaries."
http://www.sina.com English/Chinese language search engine and news outlet. (government censored)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn English/Chinese language Chinese news source. (government censored)
http://www.chinatoday.com English language Chinese news and information portal.
Japan
http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp Mainichi Shimbun
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp Mainichi Shimbun in English
http://www.asahi.com Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english Asahi Shimbun in English
Korea
http://english.chosun.com/ Chosun Ilbo
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/ The Korea Herald (No. 1 English Newspaper in Korea)
Taiwan
http://www.etaiwannews.com English language Taiwan news source.
http://www.taipeitimes.com English language Taiwan news source.
Information Sites
China
http://www.china-embassy.org/ Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the U.S.A.
http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ U.S.A. Embassy in Beijing
http://www.cnto.org/ China National Tourist Office
http://www.cnta.gov.cn/ China National Tourism Administration
http://www.chinaknowledge.de Consumate website of Chinese history and culture.
Japan
http://www.mofa.go.jp/ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
http://web-japan.org/ Web Japan (An Information Portal on Japan)
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/ Japan Information Network
http://www.jnto.go.jp/ Japan National Tourist Organization
http://www.japantravelinfo.com/ JNTO North America Visit Japan Campaign Website (Yokoso! Japan)
http://www.embjapan.org/ Embassy of Japan in the U.S.A.
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/ U.S.A. Embassy in Tokyo
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/ Japan Information and Culture Center
Korea
http://www.korea.net/ The Official Republic of Korea Website
http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/ Korean Film Council
http://www.koreaembassyusa.org/ Korean Embassy in the U.S.A.
http://www.kccla.org/ Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles
http://www.koreanconsulatesf.org/ Korean Consulate General in San Francisco
http://seoul.usembassy.gov/ U.S.A. Embassy in Seoul
Taiwan
http://www.ait.org.tw/en/ The American Institute in Taiwan
http://www.gio.gov.tw/ Official Taiwan Government Information Office homepage.
http://www.taiwanembassy.org/ Portal of Taiwan Diplomatic Missions
http://www.npm.gov.tw/ The National Palace Museum in Taiwan. The NPM houses the most prized Chinese antiquities.
Jobhunting and Recruiting
China
http://www.chinesecareerforum.net/JsEvent_sf.aspx China career forum
Japan
http://kaigai.rikunabi.com Rikunabi (recruit navigator) for bilinguals
http://www.careerforum.net/ Japan career forum for bilinguals