Asian American Popular Culture
This introductory Ethnic Studies course examines how Asian Americans have turned to a wide range of cultural productions such as music, performance arts, visual culture, film, digital/internet cultures, and transnational productions to engage in antiracist and anti-colonial practices, contesting and reconstructing ethnic and racial identity for a just and equitable society.
Intro to Asian American Studies: Southeast Asian American Experiences
Ethnic Studies introduction to U.S. Southeast Asian communities from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Asian American experiences and contributions to social, political, economic institutions at local, state, national levels. Indigenous cultural heritage and historic experiences of refugees, immigrants, and lived-experiences and struggles. U.S. colonialism and neocolonialism, immigration, racism, family, community, political, social heritage. Community produced Asian American theory and knowledge.
Stories of Asian America
Introductory course examining long term and emergent issues in different genres of Asian American literature. Ethnic Studies themes such as race, dislocation, displacement, nation, home, self-determination, gender, class, and sexuality will be considered. Analyze literature and apply Ethnic Studies theory to critical events, histories, cultures, and intellectual traditions, and stories with special focus on the lived experiences, social struggles, and contributions of Asian Americans.
Filipino American Community
Ethnic Studies introduction to experiences, histories, and contributions of Filipina/o Americans, past and present. Examination of US history and government through lived-experiences, critical events, political and social struggles of Filipina/os, immigrant and US born. Self-determination, liberation, white supremacy, US colonial and neocolonial history, immigration, economic and educational opportunities, family, community, political and social heritage. Community produced theory and knowledge.
Asian Amer Issues thru Film
This Ethnic Studies course is an introduction to both historical and contemporary themes in Asian American film. Beginning chronologically with early intersectional representations of race, gender and sexuality, the course moves towards new representations, knowledge and theory in films made by and about Asian Americans. This course will survey a broad range of films, including narrative, documentary, and diasporic cinema.
Asian Amer Exprnc Since 1820
Introductory Ethnic Studies examination of United States history and government through the experience of immigrant groups from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and India. Topics include immigration experiences, economic opportunities, culture, family, community, and political and social history. Local field trip may be required.
Asian American Popular Culture
This introductory Ethnic Studies course examines how Asian Americans have turned to a wide range of cultural productions such as music, performance arts, visual culture, film, digital/internet cultures, and transnational productions to engage in antiracist and anti-colonial practices, contesting and reconstructing ethnic and racial identity for a just and equitable society.
AS AM & AM Ideals Institutions
An Ethnic Studies introduction to Asian Pacific American groups in the United States and their long term experience with basic governmental ideals and institutions, at the national, state and local levels. Examine the impact of Asians, Asian American agency, group-affirmation, struggle, and resistance on legal-constitutional America and the countervailing impact of race and racism and political-legal structures imposed on different groups of Asians by U.S., California, and local governments.
The Chinese American Community
Description and analysis of the Chinese American community. The historical background, family and district organizations, power structure, immigrants, cultural pattern and conflicts, and the socioeconomic problems of the Chinese American community.