Courses
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Through the study of the literary, political, social and psychological dimensions of representative works of Asian American literature, this course introduces students to close textual analysis, fosters critical judgment, and reinforces academic writing skills. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing Requirement
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 4 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This course examines literary works by Asian American, African American, Chicano, and Native American writers in their political and social contexts, focusing on similarities and differences between the experiences of ethnic minorities in the U.S. Emphasis is on literary interpretation and sustained analytical writing. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition. Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition. Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Introductory comparative analysis of the Asian American experience from 1848 to present. Topics include an analysis of the Asian American perspective; cultural roots; immigration and settlement patterns; labor, legal, political, and social history.
Introduction to the History of Asians in the United States: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Asian American Studies 20A after taking XAsian American Studies 20A but may remove a deficient grade.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Introduction to the History of Asians in the United States: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Summer 2024 First 6 Week Session, Fall 2023
This course will be a survey of contemporary issues affecting the Asian American community. We will look at the different theories that explain the current status of Asian Americans and the interrelationship between the Asian American community, nation, and world. The course will focus on the issue of race relations, the commonalities and differences between Asian Americans and other race and ethnic groups.
Asian American Communities and Race Relations: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students who have already taken ASAMST 20B are not eligible to receive credit for ASAMST 20AC.
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Formerly known as: Asian American Studies 20B
Asian American Communities and Race Relations: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
The course examines critical issues in Asian American communities today. In particular, the course will focus on key themes, such as immigration, identity, discrimination, mental health and political power. An important objective of this course is educating students on social justice issues facing the Asian American community.
Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
Analysis of social, intellectual, and artistic currents in Asian American communities. Focus will be on social practices, popular culture, the arts and expression (e.g. language and literature), and the historical and political contexts in which they are produced and consumed.
Cultural Politics and Practices in Asian American Communities: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Cultural Politics and Practices in Asian American Communities: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2021, Summer 2021 8 Week Session, Fall 2020
This course will be a survey of contemporary issues affecting the Asian American community. We will look at the different theories that explain the current status of Asian Americans and the interrelationship between the Asian American community, nation, and world. The course will focus on the issue of race relations, the commonalities and differences between Asian Americans and other race and ethnic groups.
Asian American Communities and Race Relations: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Asian American Studies W20AC after completing Asian American Studies 20AC. A deficient grade in Asian American Studies 20AC may be removed by taking Asian American Studies W20AC.
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of web-based lecture and 1 hour of web-based discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 7.5 hours of web-based lecture and 2.5 hours of web-based discussion per week
Online: This is an online course.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Dong, H.
Asian American Communities and Race Relations: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2021, Fall 2018
The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 freshmen.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2020
Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester.
Freshman/Sophomore Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Priority given to freshmen and sophomores
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1.5-2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final Exam To be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
University organized and supervised field program involving experiences in schools, school-related activities, community and community-related activities.
Field Studies in Asian American Communities: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Restricted to freshmen and sophomores; consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-9 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5-22.5 hours of fieldwork per week
10 weeks - 4.5-13.5 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Group study of selected topics which will vary from semester to semester.
Supervised Group Study: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Restricted to freshmen and sophomores; consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Individual research on a topic which leads to the writing of a major paper. Regular meetings with faculty sponsor.
Supervised Independent Study and Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instuructor; limited to freshman and sophmores. Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Chinese American history, 1848 to present. Topics include influence of traditional values, Eastern and Western; patterns of immigration and settlement; labor history; the influence of public policy, foreign and domestic, on the Chinese individual and community.
Chinese American History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This course will be presented as a proseminar with selected topics in order to give students an opportunity to participate in the dynamics of the study of Japanese American history. Topics include immigration, anti-Japanese racism, labor, concentration camps, agriculture, art and literature, and personality and culture.
Japanese American History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2005
Koreans in America from 1876 to the present. Topics include comparative immigration and settlement patterns; labor and socio-economic life; political activities; community organization; and issues related to the contemporary population influx.
Korean American History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Topics include consequences of the Spanish-American War on Filipino emigration; conditions in Hawaii and California and the need for Filipino labor; community development; changing relations between the U.S. and the Philippines; effects ofthe independence movement and World War II on Filipino Americans; and contemporary issues.
Filipino American History: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2020, Spring 2019
This course will introduce students to the sociocultural, economic, educational, and political issues facing Southeast Asian refugees in the U.S. While the course focus is on the Asian American experience, references will be made to the pre-migration experiences and histories of the Southeast Asian refugee groups. The processes and problems in the formulation of refugee programs and services in the U.S. also will be addressed in their implications for refugee resettlement and adaptation experience. Emphasis will be placed on comparative analyses of the Southeast Asian refugee communities.
Contemporary Issues of Southeast Asian Refugees in the U.S: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Contemporary Issues of Southeast Asian Refugees in the U.S: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2010, Fall 2009
This course will examine Southeast Asian migration and resettlement in the U.S. in the context of the United States involvement in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. It will also address the post-war "legacies" and their impact on the societies and politics of the three countries as well as neighboring states in the region. Asylum politics and refugee camp experiences will be addressed in the discussion of the formation of U.S. resettlement policies and of the adaptation of Southeast Asian refugees.
Southeast Asian Migration and Community Formation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Southeast Asian Migration and Community Formation: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2019
Examines immigration and social history of South Asian Americans from the early 20th century to present. Development of South Asian American communities within the social, political and economic contexts of South Asia and the U.S.
South Asian American Historical and Contemporary Issues: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or equivalent
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
South Asian American Historical and Contemporary Issues: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
The course traces Islam's journey in America. It will deal with the emergence of identifiable Muslim communities throughout the U.S. and focus on patterns of migration, the ethnic makeup of such communities, gender dynamics, political identity, and cases of conversion to Islam. The course will spend considerable time on the African American, Indo-Pakistani, and Arab American Muslim communities since they constitute the largest groupings. It also examines in depth the emergence of national, regional, and local Muslim institutions, patterns of development pursued by a number of them, and levels of cooperation or antagonism. The course seeks an examination of gender relations and dynamics across the various Muslim groupings, and the internal and external factors that contribute to real and imagined crisis. The course seeks to conduct and document the growth and expansion of mosques, schools, and community centers in the greater Bay Area. Finally, no class on Islam in America would be complete without a critical examination of the impacts of 9/11 on Muslim communities, the erosion of civil rights, and the ongoing war on terrorism.
Muslims in America: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2022
Analyzes the global presence of an Asian group with a significant U.S. population: migration/settlement history, transnational economic/political/cultural interactions between diasporic communities and with land of origin, impact on Asian American community/identity formation. Instructor selects group(s).
Asian Diaspora(s) from an Asian American Perspective: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Asian Diaspora(s) from an Asian American Perspective: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2010
This course will examine and attempt to understand Islamophobia, as the most recently articulated principle of otherness and its implications domestically and globally. The course will also closely examine the ideological and epistemological frameworks employed in discourses of otherness, and the complex social, political, economic, gender-based, and religious forces entangled in its historical and modern reproduction.
Islamaphobia and Constructing Otherness: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This course will examine and attempt to understand Islamophobia, as the most recently articulated principle of otherness and its implications domestically and globally. The course will also closely examine the ideological and epistemological frameworks employed in discourses of otherness, and the complex social, political, economic, gender-based, and religious forces entangled in its historical and modern reproduction.
Islamophobia and Constructing Otherness: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
Topics in Asian popular culture. Analysis of historical and contemporary issues addressed in popular media focused on a specific Asian country, such as 1990s Hong Kong cinema, fifth generation Chinese films, films of China and Taiwan, Japanese and Korean anime, South Asian and Bollywood cinema, and South Korean film and television drama. Course topics will vary with the expertise of the particular instructor.
Topics in Asian Popular Culture: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Summer 2024 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2024
Course will examine the nature, structure, and operation of selected legal institutions as they affect Asian American communities and will attempt to analyze the roles and effects of law, class, and race in American society. May be taken with 197.
Law in the Asian American Community: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or 20B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
This course examines the state of Asian American health, the historical, structural, and cultural contexts of diverse Asian American communities, and the role of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in the production of unequal outcomes between Asian Americans and other racial/ethnic groups as well as across different Asian American subgroups.
Asian American Health: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Formerly known as: Asian American Studies 143
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
This course examines community health theories, contemporary issues, and culturally responsive approaches to advance health equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Students will gain foundational knowledge on structural discrimination and racism as the root cause of poor community health; and explore contemporary issues such as gentrification, incarceration, human trafficking, community trauma, mental health, and stigmatized chronic/infectious diseases. The course will include guest presentations, case studies, professional skills training, and field trips to Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving clinics and community-based organizations.
Advancing Health Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
This course will examine how Asian American communities engage religion and how, in turn, they are shaped by the different facets of religious life. Religion is examined in the form of major traditions-Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity-and readings will introduce students to key concepts, practices, and institutions which help to define these trajectories.
Religions of Asian America: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2011, Spring 2010
An examination of the purpose, power, and function of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government and their relationship to the Asian American community. The course presents a range of contemporary issues to illustrate how government institutions and the Asian community define issues and respond to political challenges.
Politics, Public Policy, and Asian American Communities: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students that have already taken ASAMST 145AC will not receive credit for taking ASAMST 145.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Politics, Public Policy, and Asian American Communities: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2023
An examination of the purpose, power, and function of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government and their relationship to the Asian American community. The course presents a range of contemporary issues to illustrate how government institutions and the Asian community define issues and respond to political challenges.
Politics, Public Policy, and Asian American Communities: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or 20B
Credit Restrictions: Students that have already taken ASAMST 145 will not receive credit for taking ASAMST 145AC.
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8-8 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Formerly known as: Asian American Studies 145
Politics, Public Policy, and Asian American Communities: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
This course examines the historical and contemporary issues which shape the educational experiences of Asian Americans. Critical issues such as bilingual education, university admissions, and the education of Asian immigrants as well as theoretical models of Asian American academic success will be explored and critically analyzed.
Asian Americans and Education: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018
The influence of cultural legacy, ethnic background, immigration history, community structure, class and economic status, and racism on gender and generational relations in the Asian American family.
Gender and Generation in Asian American Families: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or 20B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Gender and Generation in Asian American Families: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2019, Fall 2013, Spring 2012
Examines the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian American women in relation to work, sexuality, intellectual and artistic activity, and family and community life as well as the development of Asian American feminist thought and its relation to cultural nationalism.
Asian American Women: Theory and Experience: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 20A or 20B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Examines the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian American women in relation to work, sexuality, intellectual and artistic activity, and family and community life as well as the development of Asian American feminist thought and its relation to cultural nationalism.
Asian American Women: Theory and Experience: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Asian American Studies 20A or 20B
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Asian American Studies 151AC after completing Asian American Studies 151. A deficient grade in Asian American Studies 151 may be removed by taking Asian American Studies 151AC.
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2021
This course offers a critical sociological examination of what it means to be a 1.5 and second-generation Asian American today. Since the liberalization of immigration policy in 1965, immigrants and their children are becoming an increasing and emergent demographic of American society. In major American cities they comprise over 50% of the population. How does the second-generation Asian American experience compare to other racial groups? How is the second-generation changing the United States’ racial and ethnic structure? How is the second generation becoming American? We will explore these questions through second-generation Asian American experiences of race and ethnicity, religion, family, education, dating, and mental health.
The Second Generation Asian American Experience: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructor: Chen
The Second Generation Asian American Experience: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
Introduces students to films and videos by and about Asian Americans; presents an overview of the development of the Asian American media arts field in relation to current cultural theories and American film history and theory.
Asian Americans in Film and Video: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Introduces students to representative works of Asian American literature by writers from the major ethnic subgroups; examines the works in their sociohistorical context; analyzes thematic and formal elements intertextually to form a coherent understanding of the Asian American literary tradition.
Asian American Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
Instruction and practice in forms and techniques of prose, verse, drama or other writing as an expression of Asian American experiences and a contribution to evolving Asian American culture; may focus on specific genres or tasks depending on instructor.
Creative Writing: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Not yet offered
This course invites students to explore specific themes, developments, histories, or forms within the literature and culture of Asian American communities, such as coming of age stories, contemporary migration, space and politics, race and technology, speculative fiction, and war and empire. Analysis will span works from different Asian American subgroups and examine the relationship between cultural production and social, political, and historical developments. The specific course topic in a semester will vary with the aims and expertise of the particular instructor.
Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Summer 2018 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2017 First 6 Week Session
The course will examine the various strategies of (re-)narrating colonial/neocolonial history in three genres: literature (novels, short fiction, poetry), essays, and films from the Philippines and the United States. Notions such as imperialism, nation, narration, history, nationalism, memory, ethnicity, language, power, gender, and subject formation will be discussed.
Contemporary Narratives on the Philippines and the United States: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Contemporary Narratives on the Philippines and the United States: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Investigates specific genres in Asian American literature (e.g., autobiography, biography, drama, etc.) in terms of formal characteristics, innovations, comparisons of works from various subgroups in relation to counterparts in dominant Anglo-American tradition.
Genre in Asian American Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Summer 2017 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2015, Summer 2005 10 Week Session
Explores gender/sexuality issues in Asian American literature and culture, such as simultaneous construction of gender/ethnicity/race/culture; heterosexual (masculinist/feminist) and gay/lesbian cultural projects; the body; family relations; matrilineal and patrilineal traditions. Instructor selects focus.
Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature and Culture: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5-7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature and Culture: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2009
Analyzes literary representations of contemporary and/or historical experiences of Chinese Americans; genre, formal, and stylistic features; definition of cultural identity and development of literary tradition. Primarily English-language works, some translations from Chinese.
Chinese American Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2010
Critical readings of major Korean American literary work, including autobiography and personal memoir, autobiographical fiction, poetry, short stories and novel, with attention to conditions surrounding the production and consumption of these writings.
Korean American Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Advanced seminar in Asian American Studies with topics to be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Seminar on Advanced Topics in Asian American Studies: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Seminar on Advanced Topics in Asian American Studies: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
The Asian Pacific American Theme House (APATH) seminar is designed to provide APATH community members and any other UC Berkeley students interested in finding an academic and rigorous space to learn about university culture and expectations and to explore their interests in Asian American Studies, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) identities, communities, leadership and career aspirations. The fall semester focuses on transition to college through the lens of AAPI issues and experiences of Asians in the U.S. The spring semester focuses on strategies of persistence and tenacity. This yearlong course is a required component for APATH residents however the course is open to any Berkeley students to enroll.
Asian Pacific American Theme Program Seminar: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. This is part one of a year long series course. A provisional grade of IP (in progress) will be applied and later replaced with the final grade after completing part two of the series. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
The Asian Pacific American Theme House (APATH) seminar is designed to provide APATH community members and any other UC Berkeley students interested in finding an academic and rigorous space to learn about university culture and expectations and to explore their interests in Asian American Studies, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) identities, communities, leadership and career aspirations. The fall semester focuses on transition to college through the lens of AAPI issues and experiences of Asians in the U.S. The spring semester focuses on strategies of persistence and tenacity. This yearlong course is a required component for APATH residents however the course is open to any Berkeley students to enroll.
Asian Pacific American Theme Program Seminar: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. This is part two of a year long series course. Upon completion, the final grade will be applied to both parts of the series. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Writing of a thesis under the direction of member(s) of the faculty.
Senior Thesis: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
Course for senior Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies maors designed to support and guide the writing of a senior honors thesis. For senior Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies majors who have been approved for the honors program.
Senior Honors Thesis for Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Majors: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Approval of Faculty Advisor, 3.5 GPA on all University work, and a 3.5 GPA in courses in the major
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. This is part one of a year long series course. A provisional grade of IP (in progress) will be applied and later replaced with the final grade after completing part two of the series. Final exam not required.
Formerly known as: H195
Senior Honors Thesis for Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Majors: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Course for senior Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies maors designed to support and guide the writing of a senior honors thesis. For senior Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies majors who have been approved for the honors program.
Senior Honors Thesis for Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Majors: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Approval of Faculty Advisor, 3.5 GPA on all University work, and a 3.5 GPA in courses in the major
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. This is part two of a year long series course. Upon completion, the final grade will be applied to both parts of the series. Final exam not required.
Formerly known as: H195
Senior Honors Thesis for Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Majors: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Supervised fieldwork experience with campus and community organizations related to the vision and mission of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies. This University organized and supervised field program is an opportunity for students to think critically about the work of engaged scholarship through their participation a variety of community-based activities and events. Students will be required to meet regularly with a faculty sponsor and submit a final project.
Field Study in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-9 hours of fieldwork and 0-2 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5-22.5 hours of fieldwork and 0-0 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 4.5-13.5 hours of fieldwork and 0-0 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam.
Field Study in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Group study of selected topics which will vary from semester to semester.
Supervised Group Study: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Individual research on a topic which leads to the writing of a major paper. Regular meetings with faculty sponsor.
Supervised Independent Study and Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of independent study per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.