Our courses complement any other major field of study. We offer small-sized classes that offer excellent opportunities for engagement with instructors and others with common interests. We encourage students to pursue independent study with our faculty, all recognized experts in their field.
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Our 100 and 200 level classes are consistently popular (they fill each semester) and are a great way to meet your course distribution requirements. Our programs and events are attractive to anyone interested in social justice, providing a stimulating place to examine issues of cultural identity, agency, and social determination.
Examine the histories, experiences, and cultures that shape the Asian American community. Through articles, books, and film, this course explores the commonalities and the diversity of experiences among Asians in the United States, with particular focus on issues such as immigration, education, community, and identity.
Survey of Asian American literary production featuring works form a variety of genres--lyric poetry, short fiction, drama, non-fiction, life writing, and novels. Works selected from American writers of Asian descrent including those of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Neplaese, Pakistani, Taiwanese, or Vietnamese heritage.
Advanced study of a single focused topic in Asian American studies, with attention to discipinary and interdisciplinary interpretations, frameworks of theory and practice, and skills in research, analysis, and writing. Topics vary. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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