It also has many pictures and maps, and a Burmese harp provides background music. A list of background readings is available for further study. It provides the viewer with a wide variety of pictures of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. Accompanying text furnishes background information on the religions, geography, history and cultures of these countries. It provides the viewer with an eclectic collection of pictures and background information on the Philippines.
Topics covered include history, the arts, government, daily life and geography.
Each mini packet contains bibliographies, maps and a student activity. Maps - Blank and labeled maps for that country, as well as separate mainland and island Southeast Asia maps. Teacher Packets Background readings, with bibliographies, blank and labeled maps, quizzes, discussion questions, chronologies, film lists, and lesson plans are directed to a lesson on the indicated subject. Teacher answer sheets provided. All teacher packets are produced by the Centers for Southeast Asian and Philippine Studies, University of Hawai'i.