ASAM

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.

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.