ASAM

Intro to Asian Am Studies

This introductory Ethnic Studies course explores experiences of Asian American communities from the 19th century to the present. Students examine historical and current Asian American issues, using frameworks including Critical Race Theory, analyzing race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic class, labor, national origin, mixed heritages, religion/spirituality, generation, and ability, colonialism, decolonization, immigration, activism and resistance.

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.

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.