Video of life in Assam villages featuring landscapes, the Brahmaputra river, wild elephants, traditional houses, cotton fields, and scenes from the marketplace.

Newspaper clipping covering global events in Europe, East Asia, and North Africa, as well as regional news from India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei. Continued from Side A.

Akha songs and narratives. 0-5 Aló (Lisu) playing the là-djɛ̀; 5- [end] Conversation with Ásɔ̀q (Saenchay) about visit to Denmark

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. Conversation with Ásɔ̀q (Saenchay) about visit to Denmark

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-9 nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə; 9-[end] ná qɔ́ thó (làq xhö́ ə̀ khɔ̀-sjhə) Àbɔ́qɔ 31/10-78

Akha songs and narratives. ná qɔ́ thó ə (nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə)

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. ná qɔ́ thó ə (nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə)

Akha songs and narratives. ná qɔ́ thó ə; nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha mourning songs, personal narratives and a list of classifiers and words they are used with.

This document provides a status report on the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed Project (Z-Interop) covering the period of May 1, 2000 through March 31, 2002. Due to a family medical emergency, the Principal Investigator was not able to complete the six-month status report that was due December 1, 2001. The Principal Investigator (PI) communicated with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staff about this situation, and had sent via email in November 2001 information about the progress of the project.

This report discusses the Z39.50 interoperability testbed and serves as an interim report for the Z-Interop Project as of December 31, 2003.

A translation of an article on Gustave Courbet in Assamese by Bikash Parasar

An article about the role of society on child education

This a traditional story about step-parenthood: the mother of two children (with the names Rengso and Onso) dies and the father marries again; the new stepmother is evil and mistreats her step-children, whereupon the father does not know what to do and both abandons his children in the jungle and kills his wife.

This a traditional story about step-parenthood: the mother of two children (with the names Rengso and Onso) dies and the father marries again; the new stepmother is evil and mistreats her step-children, whereupon the father does not know what to do and both abandons his children in the jungle and kills his wife.

This a traditional story about two twin girls (hingchong musoso) that are born to the human wife of a king, who also has a second wife who is a witch. The witch is jealous and abandons the girls, who are subsequently brought up by tigers. After having grown up, they return to their father’s kingdom and tell their story. The father learns the truth, the witch dies, and the reunited family lives happily ever after.

This a traditional story about two twin girls (hingchong musoso) that are born to the human wife of a king, who also has a second wife who is a witch. The witch is jealous and abandons the girls, who are subsequently brought up by tigers. After having grown up, they return to their father’s kingdom and tell their story. The father learns the truth, the witch dies, and the reunited family lives happily ever after.

Video of Muhibuddin describing (in Urdu) a traditional Burusho house in the village Sultanabad, Gilgit.

Abraham Lincoln (Lincon)'s advice to teachers, translated by Kiran Boro.

Houjahen Haokip describes the activities and rituals of the Changkut festival which celebrates the paddy and harvest. He is a male Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording.

Houjahen Haokip recites two versions of the ritual called Changlhakou used for inviting the spirit of the paddy upon the village. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.