ASIANAM 261   SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE 1800 - TENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT   3 Units

Southeast Asia is a region that today consists of eleven nations. The course is intended to provide a general introduction to Southeast Asia to have a better understanding about the historical events that gave the region its own regional identity and its deep implication to the changes of global system in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
EQUIVALENTS: ASIANAM 261/HISTRY 261

ASIANAM 308   HMONG AMERICANS: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES   3 Units

This course focuses on the history, culture, and contemporary life of Hmong Americans. In addition to exploring their origins and history in China and Southeast Asia, this course investigates the ways in which race, class, gender, and sexuality have shaped the social, cultural, economic, and political transformations in the Hmong communities since their immigration to America after the Vietnam War.
PREREQ: SOPHOMORE STANDING OR CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR

ASIANAM 310   ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1850-PRESENT   3 Units

This course surveys Asian American history from 1850 to the present. It explores the changing experiences of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans within the larger context of immigration and race relations in American history, and it focuses on contemporary issues facing Asian Americans and how Asian Americans are changing the United States.
PREREQ: SOPHOMORE STANDING OR CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR

ASIANAM 335   ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE   3 Units

This course examines the rich and varied literatures produced by U.S. writers of Asian descent. It considers the complex ways in which 1) history, 2) socioeconomic structures, 3) group and individual experiences, 4) cultural values and traditions, and 5) collisions and collaborations with other cultural groups in the U.S. come together to (re)shape Asian American identity and literary contributions.
PREREQ: ENGLISH 102 OR ENGLISH 105

ASIANAM 408   TOPICS IN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES   Repeatable   3 Units

This variable topics course will cover issues critical to the Asian American experience. The topic and disciplinary approach will vary. A substantial semester project will be developed by students and presented formally. Students may repeat the course up to 6 credits but may not repeat the specific course topic.
PREREQ: COMPLETION OF THE DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT OR CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR