| C
U L T U R A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S / I N S
T I T U T I O N S |
| Seattle
Art Museum |
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org |
Lots
of good education resources
|
| Seattle
Public Library |
http://www.spl.org |
Contains
a listing of excellent busness-related resources. Go to www.spl.org
and then clickk on Web sites, then business and continue to
drill down for what you need.
|
| Museum
of History and Industry |
http://www.mohai.org |
Excellent
source for information on Seattle and Northwest history plus
lesson plans and other information for teachers
|
| E
D U C A T I O N A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N
S / I N S T I T U T I O N S |
| AskAsia
Homepage |
http://www.askasia.org/ |
Extensive
site covering many, many aspects of Asian culture, student and
teacher resources
|
| Burke
Museum of Natural History & Culture |
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/ |
Main
site for the Burke Museum
|
| Canadian
Studies Center |
http://depts.washington.edu/canada/ |
UW
site for Canadian studies
|
| Center
for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) |
http://depts.washington.edu/ciberweb |
Site
for UW’s International Business Education program
|
| E-Pals
Classroom Exchange |
http://www.epals.com/ |
Extensive
electronic pen-pal site for students, teachers, parents
|
| Foundation
for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) |
http://www.fiuts.washington.edu/ |
Outreach
program for UW international students — good site
|
| Indiana
State University-Social Studies Resources |
http://education.indiana.edu/~socialst/ |
Intelligently
assembled links and resources of general Social Studies interest
|
| Lightspan:
Online learning for school and home |
http://www.lightspan.com/ |
Very,
very extensive semi-commercial site, billed as an education
portal
|
| Medieval
Sourcebook: Introduction |
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html |
Exhaustive
resource for information on Medieval times
|
| Mid-Continent
Research for Education and Learning |
http://www.mcrel.org/ |
Colorado-based
private institute, lots of good links and interesting info on
a vast array of topics
|
| Odyssey,
The Maritime Discovery Center |
http://www.ody.org |
Hands-on
maritime exhibits
|
| Russian,
East European and Central Asian Studies Center (REECAS)
|
http://depts.washington.edu/reecas/ |
UW
site for Russian studies
|
| Teachers
Net |
http://www.teachers.net/ |
Self-described
as “the ultimate teacher’s resource”
|
| The
Silkroad Foundation |
http://www.silk-road.com/toc/index.html |
Extensive
site that traces cultural development as a result of trade
|
| UW’s
Jackson School For International Business |
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/ |
Interesting
site to explore for students considering International studies
|
| G
O V E R N M E N T ( U. S. &
O T H E R ) —
back to top — |
| CIA
— The World Factbook 2000 |
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html |
Updated
yearly, this site has good general overviews of every country
in the world — State Department sites have more detailed
info
|
| European
Union official site |
http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm |
Provides
up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential
information on European integration
|
| European
Union overview |
http://s700.uminho.pt/ec.html |
Links
to all European Union countries, maps and so on
|
| Port
of Seattle |
http://www.portseattle.org/default.htm |
General
info plus excellent case studies and trade education information
|
| State
of Washington web site |
http://access.wa.gov/ |
Main
Washington State web page
|
| US
Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service |
http://www.fas.usda.gov/ |
Great
resource for info on international agricultural issues
|
| US
Department of Commerce |
http://www.commerce.gov/ |
Everything
you need to know about export statistics
|
| US
State Department |
http://www.state.gov/index.cfm |
Main
State Department Site, easy to navigate
|
| U.S.
State Department: Digital Diplomacy for Students |
http://www.state.gov/www/digital_diplomacy/index.html |
Archived
site while Bush Administration develops current info. Great
resource for teachers and students
|
| Wash.
State Superintendant of Public Instruction, EALR resources |
http://www.k12.wa.us/reform/ealr/ |
The
latest news of EALR’s
|
| I
N D U S T R Y & I N D U S T R Y A
S S O C I A T I O N S —
back to top — |
| AFC
Enterprises Online |
http://www.afc-online.com/index.html |
Web
site for parent company of Seattle's Best Coffee
|
| American
Cultural Exchange |
http://www.cultural.org/ |
Private
organization offering language courses and other services of
international interest
|
| Coffee
World—The Coffee Lover’s Paradise |
http://www.realcoffee.co.uk/ |
Interesting
commercial site with fun history info, many links
|
| Good
Money |
http://www.goodmoney.com/directry.htm |
Year
2001 directory for social and ethical investors, consumers and
businesses
|
| IKEA
|
http://www.ikea-usa.com |
A
global retailer with a strong ethics and environment policy
|
| International
Coffee Organization |
http://www.ico.org/ |
Primary
trade organization for the coffee industry, a little like OPEC
|
| Lavazza
Training Center—Coffee Section |
http://www.sovrana.com/library.htm |
Lots
of interesting history on coffee
|
| National
Association of Manufacturers |
http://www.nam.org/ |
Contains
current information on trade and manufacturing in the United
States. Policy papers, press releases and more.
|
| National
Cotton Council |
http://www.cotton.org/ |
Primary
trade organization for U.S. Cotton industry
|
| The
International Salary Calculator |
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html |
Interesting
and fast way to compare salaries and cost of living in different
parts of the world and within the U.S.
|
| Washington
State Apple Commission |
http://www.bestapples.com/ |
General
info about Washington State Apples
|
|
N G O s ( N O N - G O V E R N
M E N T A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S ) —
back to top — |
| Asia
Society |
http://www.asiasociety.org |
In-depth
site for Asia studies
|
| CARE |
http://www.care.org |
Main
site for CARE, the international relief organization —
A special section focuses on youth activities
|
| Cato
Institute's Center For Trade Policy Studies |
http://www.freetrade.org/about.html |
Politically
right-of-center hink tank which promotes free trade ideas. Many
in-depth papers.
|
| Facing
The Future: People and the Planet |
http://www.facingthefuture.org/ |
Offers
"global issues education and action opportunities to change
our future."
|
| For
Schools: Tapping into External Resources |
http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/extres.htm |
Another
World Bank resource featuring extensive links useful for researching
trade and economic issues
|
| IISDnet—The
International Institute for Sustainable Development |
http://192.197.196.001/ |
A
vast, scholarly and pretty well-balanced site dealing with trade
and sustainable development issues
|
| International
Labor Organization |
http://www.us.ilo.org/ |
Brings
governments, workers and employers together to promote human
rights
|
| International
Monetary Fund |
http://www.imf.org/ |
Contains
information on countries of the world receiving assistance from
the IMF
|
| Japan
America Society |
http://www.us-japan.org/ |
Site
promotes cultural exchange and understanding
|
| Lutheran
World Relief Coffee Project |
http://www.lwr.org/involved/parishpro/coffee/coffee.html |
Coffee
project conducted by the Lutheran Church
|
| Teachers
and Students Home page |
http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/ |
Main
World Bank portal for educators and students
|
| The
Natural Step |
http://www.naturalstep.org |
An
organization focused on sustainable development
|
| The
World Bank |
http://www.worldbank.org/ |
Contains
information projects of the World Bank. The World Bank is currently
the largest funder of HIV/AIDS programs in the world, and the
largest external funder of education and health care programs
throughout the world.
|
| UN—CyberSchoolBus |
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ |
The
UN’s main site for educators and students. A lot of great
material
|
| Welcome
to the Trade and Development Centre |
http://www.itd.org/index1.htm |
Extensive
World Bank site w/case studies, forums, links and more
|
| World
Affairs Council |
http://www.world-affairs.org/ |
Seattle-based
organization providing educational info, frequent speakers of
note and more
|
| N
E W S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S —
back to top — |
| BBC
Online Homepage—Welcome |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ |
Extremely
comprehensive BBC site with many international links
|
| Heroes
for the Planet, Time Magazine Environmental Stories |
http://www.time.com/time/reports/environment/heroes/ |
Good
resource for stories about people and the environment
|
| Reuters
| The World's Leading Provider of Financial Information and
News |
http://www.reuters.com/ |
Financial
news and information
|
| The
Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire |
http://www.csrwire.com/ |
CSRwire.com
is the only newswire service devoted solely to corporate social
responsibility(CSR) issues.
|
| The
Moscow Times: Front |
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/ |
Russian
news in English
|
| Washington
Newspaper Association |
http://www.wnpa.com/ |
Links
to many smaller community newspapers in the state
|
| P
U B L I C A T I O N S —
back to top — |
| Coffee
@ nationalgeographic.com |
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coffee/ |
National
Geographic coffee focus. Requires Flash plug-in
|
| The
Economist |
http://www.economist.com/ |
| Authoritative
British news weekly that provides in depth articles and analysis
on current political and business events, home of “The
Big Mac Index” |
| The
Economist also provides updated briefings of 60 countries around
the world. |
www.economist.com/countries |
|
| The
New York Times |
http://www.newyorktimes.com/ |
Excellent
business news plus in-depth current events coverage
|
| The
Wall Street Journal |
http://www.wsj.com/ |
Business
reporting five days a week.
|
| T
R A V E L - R E L A T E D —
back to top — |
| Virtual
Guatemala, Complete Visitor's Guide |
http://www.panajachel.com/index2.htm |
| Excellent
guide to Guatemala |
