Asia For Kids,  www.afk.com
A catalog of materials for teaching Asian languages and cultures, including language textbooks, videos, audio cassettes, software, CD-ROMs, games, and other supplemental classroom materials.

The Bess Press Inc., www.besspress.com
An independent company located in Hawai'i that focuses on trade and educational publications about Hawai'i and the Pacific.

Better Chinese, www.betterchinese.com
A publisher founded in 1997 with a mission to develop materials and programs to teach Chinese language and culture to non-native speakers, ages 2-13. Features three levels with full multimedia curricula, including readers, storybooks, workbooks, audio CDs, animated CD-ROMs and additional classroom teaching aids.

Cengage Learning, www.cengageasia.com
Formerly Thomson Learning, is one of the world’s leading and specialized providers of high-quality teaching and learning solutions. It now extends its portfolio to Chinese language.

Cheng & Tsui Company, www.cheng-tsui.com
An independent publisher and distributor of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian language learning materials, as well as books about Asian art, history, literature, and culture for people of all ages.

China Books & Periodicals, www.chinabooks.com
America's largest and oldest distributor of books, periodicals and other cultural products from China.

China Soft, www.chinasoft.com.au
A publisher based in Australia offers series of textbooks, student workbooks, teachers' handbooks, audio cassettes and multimedia software for computer aided learning.

The Far East Book Company, http://eng.fareast.com.tw
A reference book publishing company based in Taiwan offers English-Chinese and Chinese-English language dictionaries, along with multimedia Chinese language learning tools.

ChinaSprout, www.chinasprout.com
An online catalog of Chinese educational and cultural products, originally created for families who had adopted children from China. Offers range of Chinese language textbooks for learners at all levels (including students preparing for the HSK Chinese examinations and those seeking to hone their “business” Chinese), storybooks, toys, and videos.

The Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) , www.hanban.edu.cn
An office of the Chinese government, known as “Hanban,” operated primarily by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. Established in 1987 to “enhance the mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese people and other peoples of the world, promote economic and trade cooperation as well as scientific, technological and cultural exchanges.” Provides information on the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) for non-native Chinese speakers, which is administered by the State Committee for the Chinese Proficiency Test within Hanban.

College Board: AP Central, http://apcentral.collegeboard.com
A clearinghouse for professional development and curriculum resources that teachers of AP Chinese will need as they prepare to implement an AP Chinese course and prepare students to take the AP examination.

Yale University Press, http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks
A publisher of books, audio programs, computer software and other learning aids for the study of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, now part of the Yale University Press.