The websites listed here contain extensive resources and links to related informative websites about the Pacific region. If you have a website or suggestions for this section, please contact AskPREL for review.

Center for Pacific Islands Studies-University of Hawaii at Manoa
[www.hawaii.edu/cpis]
The mission statement of the Center for Pacific Islands Studies includes promoting understanding of the Pacific islands region and issues of concern to its people through teaching, research, dissemination of information, and community involvement. The website features links to publications, a film database, news, events, and resources and opportunities for teachers.

Literature of the Pacific Islands
[www.people.cornell.edu/pages/emd23/Pacific/LPI.html]
This extensive list of resources includes bibliographies, art, regional maps and images, language dictionaries, legends, stories, and Pacific studies links.

Lonely Planet Worldguide
[www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/loc-aus.htm]
Lonely Planet provides extensive resources on worldwide destinations for travelers and those who want to understand the people and places in other parts of their world. There are links to specific location websites that include general facts and statistics plus details on history, culture, environment, and related websites.

Micronesian Seminar (MicSem)
[www.micsem.org]
Micronesian Seminar (MicSem) is a private nonprofit, non-governmental organization that provides community education for the people of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The site offers many articles, online publications, and an extensive library photo collection on historical topics.

Pacific Islanders' Cultural Association
[www.pica-org.org/websurf/websurf.html]
The Pacific Islanders' Cultural Association, established in 1995, is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The website contains Pacific island news sources, calendars of events and festivals, and resources for Pacific islanders who desire to maintain and promote their cultural heritage.

Pacific Island Literature
[www.uog.edu/coe/paclit/index.htm]
A project of the University of Guam College of Education, this website is building a Pacific children's literature and teaching resource. It features book reviews and teaching ideas, a teacher exchange forum, listings and information on authors, illustrators, and storytellers, plus original poems, songs, and stories on the cultures of Guam, Micronesia, and the Pacific.

Pacific Islands Report (PIDP East-West Center/Center for Pacific Islands Studies - University of Hawaii)
[pidp.ewc.hawaii.edu/pireport/graphics.htm]
The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) compiles news items that summarize political events, economic developments, and social issues from around the Pacific islands region. The Pacific Islands Report provides human interest stories, special features, and links to other related news and information sites.

Pacific Worlds
[www.pacificworlds.com]
Pacific Worlds is a non-profit indigenous geography education project for Hawaii and Pacific schools. The site has been designed to allow users to compare information on the same topic in different locations.

South Pacific Information Network (SPIN) Resources
[coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html]
The Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library site, a member of SPIN, provides links to extensive resource sites on the Pacific region. The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies-The Australian University, provides listings of Pacific region resources for archives, libraries, education, environment, economics, governance, and more.

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Last updated June 27, 2003