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Spring 2007

Asian American Studies 201-0-20: Asian Americans & Hollywood
MW 3:30pm - 4:50pm
Jinah Kim

Asian American Studies 201-0-21: Gender & Masculinity
TTh 12:30pm - 1:50pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 201-0-22: HAPA Issues — Asian Americans of Mixed Descent
MW 3:30pm - 4:50pm
Nitasha Tamar Sharma

Asian American Studies 392-0-20: Asian American & Black Relations in the U.S.
T 3pm - 6pm
Nitasha Tamar Sharma

Asian American Studies 394-0-20: LGBT Law & Policy in Asian America
T 6pm - 8pm
Myron Dean Quon

 

Winter 2007

Asian American Studies 201-0-20: South Asians in Context
TTh 11am - 12:20pm
Neeraja Kasini

Asian American Studies 201-0-21: Asian American Religions
TTh 3:30pm - 4:50pm
Carolyn Chen

Asian American Studies 214-0-20: Asian American History
TTh 2pm - 3:20pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 392-0-20: Asian American Families
TTh 11am - 12:20pm
Carolyn Chen

Asian American Studies 392-0-21:Imagining Los Angeles: Asian American Literature and the Cultural Politics of the Global City
TTh 12:30 - 1:50pm
Jinah Kim

Asian American Studies 394: Asian Identity in Cinema
T 6pm - 8:50pm
Tatsu Aoki

 

Fall 2006
Asian American Studies 106: Asian American Lives, Past & Present
TTh 12:30pm - 1:50pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 236 : introduction to Asian American Politics
MW 12:30pm - 1:50pm
David Tully

Asian American Studies 275: Introduction to Asian American Literature
TTh 12:30pm - 1:50pm
Heidi Kim

 

Spring 2006

Asian American Studies 201-0-20: Illegitimate Media
TuTh 3:30-4:50pm
Abigail Derecho

Asian American Studies 201-0-21: Taiwanese Americans
TuTh 12:30-1:50pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 380-0-20: Asian American Performance
W 3-6pm
Jyoti Argade

Asian American Studies 392-0-21: Techno-Orientalism
M 3-6pm
Abigail Derecho

Asian American Studies 394-0-20: LGBT Policy in Asian America
Tu 6-9pm
Myron Quon, Esquire

 

Winter 2006

Asian American Studies 201-0-20: South Asians in Context
TTh 9:30am - 10:50am
Neeraja Aravamudan

Asian American Studies 201-0-21: Gender & Masculinity
TTh 12:30pm - 1:50pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 275: Introduction to Asian American Literature
TTh 11:00am - 12:20pm
Dorothy Wang

Asian American Studies 370: Diaspora in Asian American Studies
W 2pm - 3:50pm
Ji-Yeon Yuh

English 378: Asian American Writing & the Visual Arts
TTh 2:00pm - 3:20pm
Dorothy Wang

Asian American Studies 380: Indian Classical Dance in Contemporary Context
TTh 11:00am - 12:20pm
Jyoti Argade

Asian American 392: Comparative Racial Formations
M 2:30 - 5 pm
Shuji Otsuka

Asian American Studies 394: Asian American Arts in Practice
T 6pm - 8:50pm
Tatsu Aoki

 

Fall 2005
Asian American Studies 106: Asian American Dreams
TTh 2pm - 3:20pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 214: Asian American History
TTh 11am - 12:20pm
Ji-Yeon Yuh

English 378: Asian American Experimental Poetry
TTh 9:30am - 10:50am
Dorothy Wang

History 392: Korean Diaspora
W 2pm - 4pm
Ji-Yeon Yuh

Asian American 392: Comparative Racial Formations
M 2:30 - 5 pm
Shuji Otsuka

Asian American Studies 394: Asian Identity in Cinema
T 6pm - 8:50pm
Tatsu Aoki

 

Spring 2005
Asian American Studies 201: Contemporary Asian Immigration to the US
Carolyn Chen

Asian American Studies 201: Asian Americans and Contemporary Social/Public Policy

John Cheng

English 275: Introduction to Asian American Literature
Dorothy Wang

Asian American Studies 392: Language, Power, and Immigrant Students
Eva Lam

Asian American Studies 392: The Final Frontier?: Science Fiction and the Politics of Race
John Cheng


Winter 2005

Asian American Studies 201: Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities
TTh 11am - 12:20pm
Carolyn Chen

Asian American Studies 201: Asian Americans and Popular Culture
TTh 3:30pm - 4:50pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 201: Asian American Politics

MW 2pm - 3:20pm
Catherine Paden

Asian American Studies 392: Placing Race in Cyberspace: Asian Americans and the Internet
TTh 12:30pm - 1:50pm
John Cheng

Asian American Studies 394: Asian American Arts Practice
T 6pm - 8:50pm
Tatsu Aoki


Fall 2004

Asian American 392: Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans: Comparative Racial Formations in U.S. History
Shuji Otsuka

Asian American 392: East Asian Diaspora: Korean, Chinese, and Japanese in the U.S.
Shuji Otsuka

English 365: Postcolonial Currents in Asian Diaspora Fiction
Jillana Enteen

History 102: Asian American Memoirs (Freshmen Seminar)
Ji-Yeon Yuh

History 214: Asian American History
Ji-Yeon Yuh


Spring Quarter 2003-2004

Carolyn Chen
Asian Am 201: Asian American Religions
TuTh 11-12:20

Shuji Otsuka
Asian Am 392: E Asian Diaspora: Korean, Chinese, Japanese in the US
M 3-6

Susannah Gottlieb
English 375: The Medium is the Message: Asian American Literature and Literary Form
TuTh 11-12:20

Asian & Middle East Studies Elective (Pick One)

Race & Ethnicity Elective (Pick One)

Other courses may be eligible with advisor's consent. The purpose of this requirement is to provide students with conceptual and comparative breadth concerning a topic central to Asian American Studies. A range of courses will be selected from the Department of African American Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Sociology, and Gender Studies. You must approve your course choice with the advisor.


Winter Quarter 2003-04


Carolyn Chen
Asian Am 201: Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities
TuTh 11-12:20

Shuji Otsuka
Asian Am 392: Japanese Americans and the Pacific Wars
M 3-6

Dorothy Wang
English 375: Asian American Experimental Writing
TuTh 11-12:20

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 214: Asian American History
TuTh 11-12:20

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 392: Korean Diaspora
W 2-4

Asian & Middle East Studies Elective (Pick One)

Race & Ethnicity Elective (Pick One)


Fall 2003-04


Dorothy Wang
English 275: Introduction to Asian American Literature

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 102-6-24: Telling Stories, Speaking Truths: Asian American Lives

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 391: Asian American Women

Asian & Middle East Studies Elective (Pick One)

Race & Ethnicity Elective (Pick One)

Other courses may be eligible with advisor's consent. The purpose of this requirement is to provide students with conceptual and comparative breadth concerning a topic central to Asian American Studies. A range of courses will be selected from the Department of African American Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Sociology, and Gender Studies. You must approve your course choice with the advisor.


Spring 2002-03

Nhi Lieu
Asian Am 392: Vietnamese in America

Nhi Lieu
Asian Am 392: Historical and Contemporary Gender Issues

Karen Su
English 275: Introduction to Asian American Literature

Asian & Middle East Studies Elective (Pick one)

Race & Ethnicity Elective (Pick one)

Other courses may be eligible with advisor's consent. The purpose of this requirement is to provide students with conceptual and comparative breadth concerning a topic central to Asian American Studies. A range of courses will be selected from the Department of African American Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Sociology, and Gender Studies. You must approve your course choice with the advisor.


Winter 2002-03

Nhi Lieu
History 214: Asian American History

Nhi Lieu
Asian Am 392: Asian Americans and Popular Culture

Shuji Otsuka
Asian Am 392: Japanese Americans and the Pacific Wars

Ben Kim
Asian Am 394: Asian American Cinema in Practice

Emily Estelle Colborn
Theatre 140-2-20: Asian American Drama

Asian and Middle East Studies (Pick One)

Race & Ethnicity elective (Pick One)

Other courses may be eligible with advisor's consent. The purpose of this requirement is to provide students with conceptual and comparative breadth concerning a topic central to Asian American Studies. A range of courses will be selected from the Department of African American Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Sociology, and Gender Studies. You must approve your course choice with the advisor.


Fall 2002-03

Ben Kim
Asian Am 394: American Cinema in Practice

Race & Ethnicity Electives
Select 1 course in any discipline focusing on "race and ethnicity" outside of Asian American studies.

The purpose of this requirement is to provide students with conceptual and comparative breadth concerning a topic central to Asian American Studies. A range of courses will be selected from the Department of African American Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Sociology, and Gender Studies. You must approve your course choice with the advisor.


Spring 2001-02

Thomas Kim
English 275: Contemporary Asian American Fiction

Thomas Kim
English 375: America

Priya Srinivasan
Asian Am 380: American Performance

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 391: Asian American Women

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 492-0-22
Theorizing Diaspora History (graduate level)

Race and Ethnicity Electives (other courses not listed may be counted towards minor with approval of AAS advisor)


Winter 2001-02

Susannah Gottlieb
English 375-0-20
The Medium Is the Message: Asian American Literature and Literary Form

Jillana Enteen
Gender Studies 390-0-23
Recent Asian Fiction In Diaspora: Representing Race and Sexualities

Brandon Rottinghaus
Political Science 390-24
Asian American Politics

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 214-0
Asian American History

Ji-Yeon Yuh
History 395-22
American Democracy and the Internment of Japanese Americans

Ben Kim
Asian Am 394: Asian American Cinema in Practice

Dorothy Wang
English 471: Critical Debate in Asian American Literary Studies (graduate level)

Race and Ethnicity Electives (other courses not listed may be counted towards minor with approval of AAS advisor)


Fall 2001-02

English 275 Introduction to Asian American Studies
Wang, Dorothy


Spring 2000-01

HISTORY 214-0-01 Asian American History.
Yuh, Ji-Yeon

History 392/395/GENDER STUDIES 390-0-23 Topics in Gender Studies: Asian American Women's History.
Yuh, Ji-Yeon

GENDER STUDIES 390-0-22 Topics in Gender Studies: Borderlines: Gender Concerns in Indian and Indian American Literature.
Nabar, Vrinda

ENGLISH 378 Studies in American Literature: Asian American Literary and Cultural Theories.
Wang, Dorothy

Race and Ethnicity - pick one elective (other courses may be eligible with advisor's consent)
Af-Am 210-0 AfAm Lit-Contemporary
Af-Am 214-0 History of Racial Minorities
Af-Am 245-0 Communities in Diaspora
Af-Am 379-0 AfAm Women Playwrights
Af-Am 380-0 Topics: Great Black Women in Gospel

History 102-6 Native Americans in the Early Republic --TH 1:00-2:30 Rzeczkowski
History 102-6-21 Race in the 20th Century -- TTH 12:00-1:30 Gadsden
History 106-22 Race and Society in Depression and War -- MW 2:00-3:00 Wolfinger
History 349-0 History of the Holocaust -- MW 3:00-5:00 Hayes
History 392-27 Segregation in Urban America:1900 - Present -- T 2:30-4:20 McCoyer
History 492-21 Readings in African-American History -- W 5:00-7:00 Green

Poli Sci 360 Comparative Racial Politics -- TTH 10:30-12:00 Hanchard (Sec 60 TH 1:00, Sec 61 TH 2:00, Sec 62 F 10:00)
Poli Sci 395 Research Seminar: Racial Politics in American Cities Sec 21 --TTH 2:30-4:00 Rogers

Performance Studies 309-2-20 Performance of Black Literature -- McElroy
Performance Studies 307-2-20 Studies in Gender and Performance -- TTH 11:00-1:00 Johnson

Sociology 201-0 Social Inequality, Race, Class and Power -- T 2:30-5:00 Morris


Winter 2000-01

ASIAN AM 201-0 Asian American Literature.
Wang, Dorothy.

SOCIOLOGY 101-6 South Asians in the US.
Aravamudan, Neeraja.

HISTORY 392-26 Indians in America.
Rangaswami, Padma.


Spring 2000

History 391 Migration and Community in Asian Diaspora
Ji-Yeon Yuh


Winter 2000

History 392 Imagined Fantasies, Lived Realities: War Brides, Mail Order Brides and Sex Tourism
Ji-Yeon Yuh


Fall 1999

History 214 Asian American History
Ji-Yeon Yuh


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