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Chao Ban Newsletter
Chao Ban is a quarterly print newsletter for families with children adopted from Vietnam. This fun and informative newsletter includes articles and news on adoption, parenting and Vietnamese culture; recipes and children's activities. www.chaobannewsletter.com
Adopt Vietnam
Guide to Adoption from Vietnam. Family website directory, Vietnam adoption journey articles and hundreds of articles and resources for Vietnam adoption resources for Vietnam adoption procedures, parenting, travel and Vietnamese culture. www.adoptvietnam.org
Where can I find resources to teach children about Vietnam?
Teaching materials on Vietnam for Elementary School, Middle School and High School from AskAsia, a K-12 resource of the Asia Society. This link includes a great language and picture resource with words about family, animals, fruits, etc. and includes coloring sheets with pictures illustrating the words. You can also read "a day in the life" stories from Vietnamese children and listen to Vietnamese music online. I hope you will love this site as much as I do. The Elementary School link is especially helpful.
The Mam Non website is dedicated to helping educate the adoption community about Vietnamese culture.
Where can I learn more about Tet (especially for Classroom presentations)?
AskAsia, a K-12 resource of the Asia Society, includes Tet information on its site.
The Mam Non website provides excellent links to Tet resources.
The Adopt Vietnam website also offers helpful resources on Tet.
The Asia for Kids website provides information on the lunar new year and is a great all-around resource for books about Vietnam, dolls, Barbie Ao Dais, Rubber Stamps of Vietnamese children.
What do Tet Celebrations in the Washington D.C. area look like?
This is a link to the Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Aid Association's 2002 Tet Celebration.
This is a link with photos of our local FCV families celebrating Tet.
Where can I view interesting photographs of Vietnam?
This website of the Mennonnite Central Committee (MCC) includes some beautiful photographs of Vietnam.
The Vietscape website also has photos and screensavers with photos of Vietnam.
Where can I buy musical instruments from Vietnam?
Musical instruments from Vietnam, and around the world, can be found at this web site for Lark in the Morning.
Where can I find out more about Vietnamese names?
This web site of the Multicultural Interest Group, includes an interesting article about Vietnamese Names.
The ThingsAsian website also has an article about Vietnamese names.
Where can I buy Ao Dais, Vietnamese Dolls, Squeaky Shoes, T-Shirts etc. online?
This site offers a variety of clothing and products from Vietnam.
Where can I buy Ao Dais, Vietnamese Dolls, Squeaky Shoes, T-Shirts etc. locally?
See the DC area FCV's local links for more information on this.
Where can I learn more about Vietnam's ethnic minority groups?
This information is from the Vet's With a Mission web site.
Where can my kids learn Vietnamese in the Washington, D.C. area?
The Vietnamese Cultural Society of Washington provides information on classes for children over seven
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