Korean

Resources in this category:

Busan Museum of Korea
http://museum.busan.kr/

A museum of Korean culture both ancient and modern located in South Korea.

First Person Plural Adoption History
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2000/firstpersonplural/historical....

Timelines of Korean history in the twentieth century and the "political, social and economic events that have shaped Korea and its people," as well as histories of international adoptions in general and adoptions from South Korea in particular.

The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts
http://210.95.200.104/eng/index_eng.jsp

Information about Korean music, dance, and instruments. This site covers a wide range of genres including Dang-ak, Hyang-ak, Chwita, and Minyo. There are also collections of pages that describe the traditional instruments of Korea.

North Korea: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/kptoc.html

U.S. Library of Congress Federal Research Division website on North Korea, including history, geography, social systems, agriculture, and more.

South Korea: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/krtoc.html

U.S. Library of Congress Federal Research Division website on South Korea. Includes religions, economy, history, geography, languages, and more.

Taekwondo Bible
http://www.taekwondobible.com/

Information on Korean history and culture, including sections on village life, food and art.

zKorean
http://www.zkorean.com/index.shtml

This site provides access to a Korean to English dictionary, Korean grammar tutorials and other language learning tools.