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Asian American studies features a wide range of classes for majors, minors, and those simply interested in learning something new. Offered in many different departments, AAS classes cover a wide range of subjects, eras, and methods for studying the Asian American experience. AAS-Affiliated faculty courses are also listed, as well as the core classes for the CSRE department which must be taken by all majors and minors. For more information on the Asian American Major or Minor visit the Program page.
Fall Quarter 09-10
AAS Courses
ASNAMST 200R. Directed Research
TBA, Staff (1-5 units)
ASNAMST 200W. Directed Reading
TBA, Staff (1-5 units)
Cognate Courses
COMPLIT 41Q. Ethnicity and Literature
TTh 2:15PM - 3:45PM, D. Palumbo-Liu (5 units)
Winter Quarter 08-09
AAS Courses
ASNAMST /CSRE 161. Asian American Immigration and Health
Tu 2:15PM - 5:05PM, S. Lee (3-5 units)
Course draws upon ethnogrpahy, biomedical research, historical writing and film in focusing on the health and well being of newly arrived Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants to the United States. Beginning with a historical study of Asian immigrants as feared sources of disease and contagion, this course addresses immigration status, language, health beliefs, gender, age and definitions of community, disease prevention and health programs and practices, and public policy. Topics include: refugeeism, cosmetic surgery, genetic screeing, and health disparities.
Spring Quarter 08-09
AAS Courses
ASNAMST / COMPLIT / CSRE 146S. Asian American Culture and Community
TTh 3:15PM - 5:05PM, D. Palumbo-Liu (5 units)
An examination of the history of Asians in America via one case history: the International Hotel in San Francisco. Course presents a short background history of Asians in America, and the specifics of the I Hotel case as involving the convergence of global and local economies, urban redevelopment, and housing issues for minorities. Focus on the convergence of community and cultural production. Service learning component comprises 50% of the course, with community work at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation in SF.
ASNAMST / AFRICAAM / CSRE 173S. Transcultural and Multiethnic Lives: Contexts, Controversies, and Challenges
TTh 10:00AM - 11:50AM, S. Murphy-Shigematsu (5 units)
Lived experience of people who dwell in the border world of race and nation where they negotiate transcultural and multiethnic identities and politics. Comparative, historical, and global contexts such as family and class. Controversies, such as representations of mixed race people in media and multicultural communities. What the lives of people like Tiger Woods and Barack Obama reveal about how the marginal is becoming mainstream.
