3 Regions Far East Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent.png|200px|right|thumb|If defined as the people who usually refer to themselves as Asian Americans, Asia consists of ]] Asian people or commonly "Asian" indicate a people original to and have biological heritage in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. In common English parlance, the term Asian is often used to indicate people from the eastern parts of Asia. It typically includes the following countries:

Mysteries - Annotated list of links to Sri Lankan mythological topics from WWW Virtual Library - Sri Lanka.
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A Beautiful Daughter - Illustrated Nivkh fairy tale in Nivkh, Russian, and English.
Aino Folk-Tales - Compiled by B. Chamberlaine, 1888, e-text at Sacred Texts.
Ak Chechek - White Flower - An Altay folktale translated by Kira Van Deusen from the book Skazki narodov sibiri
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Fairytales from East Asia - Small collection of Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese tales, compiled by a university class.
Indonesian Myth - Indonesian myths and folktales retold by Mario Rustan.
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Introduction to Asian Storytelling - Tales, proverbs, and riddles with background information.
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Kirghiz Oral Literature in Translation - Folktales, songs, and proverbs, translated by Elmira Köchümkul, University of Washington.
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Malay Legends - Five Malayan legends from Singapore.
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Mienh.net: Folktales - Three tales from the Iu Mien, a people from Laos.
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Popular Cambodian Folktales - Four folktales, legends and myths.
Shri Badat The Cannibal King: A Buddhist Jataka from Gilgit - Article by John Mock, proposing a new interpretation of a legend from the town of Gilgit in northern Pakistan.
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Specimens of Ainu Folk-lore - Compiled by John Batchelor, 1888-1893, e-text at Sacred Texts.
Twice-Told Tuvan Tales - Four Tuvan why-tales concerning animals, retold by Kira van Deusen.
Western Yugur Folktales - Tales of the Yugur and other Central Asian peoples.
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