AMST-202 Introduction to Asian-American Studies
An introduction to Asian-American studies, an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that deals with the history, experiences and cultural production of Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, Filipino and Southeast Asian ancestry. Topics addressed include the history of Asian immigration to the United States; popular and self-representation of Asians in various cultural media; questions of race and ethnicity; and the category of gender as it is inflected along racial and class lines.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Notes
Counts toward the concentrations in American studies or Asian studies. Not open to seniors.