Welcome to the web site for the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies (IDAAS) at the Claremont Colleges. Through innovative pedagogies and rigorous intellectual engagement, our department is committed to empowering collective voices using a variety of epistemologies. Established in 1998, IDAAS has a core of thirteen faculty and we offer over eight Asian American Studies courses per semester.

We provide a variety of programs to strengthen critical inquiry and community engagement. Our 1st-annual Margo Okazawa-Rey Social Justice Fellow, Leora Aquino, created an innovative short film on Pilipin@ farmworkers. A recent Asian American Studies senior thesis explored cultural capital and working-class Asian American high school students in San Gabriel Valley. Continue reading ...

Job announcement: Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies. Review of applications begins September 17, 2010. For more detailed information, click here.

Fall 2010 course list is now be available! Here is a snapshot of our fall courses. Note the changes to course days of ASAM125 and ASAM134.
New course added: THEA 115N Contemporary Asian American Drama

• ASAM 125 Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
• ASAM 134 South Asian American Experiences
• ASAM 190a/ASAM 190PO Asian American Studies Senior Seminar
• ENGL 183 Asian American Literature: Gender and Sexuality
• EA 86 Environmental Justice
• MS 100 Asian Americans in Media: A Historical Survey
• POLI 118 Politics, Economics, and Culture of Korea
• RLST 116 Asian American Religions
• SOC 82AA Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Teaching
• SOC 95 Contemporary Central Asia
• SOC 126AA Immigration and the Second Generation
• THEA 115N Contemporary Asian American Drama

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