Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies

ASAM82. Race, Ethnicity and the Politics of Teaching. [K. Yep, PZ, MW 2:45-4:00 p.m.] This class examines how race and ethnicity are constructed in schooling from sociological, linguistic, and ethnic studies standpoints. Specifically, we will discuss how race and ethnicity are constructed in schooling, and ways teachers/educators may refine their pedagogies in relation to race and ethnicity. Students will do a research project.

ASAM84. NonViolent Social Change. [K. Yep, PZ, TR 1:15-2:30 p.m.] Asian American Studies emerged out of the longest student strike in the history of the United States. The third world liberation front used social protest to call for educational relevance and greater success to higher education. This class takes a comparative racial approach to examine the history, philosophy and practice of nonviolent social change. Linking the local and global, this course draws from case studies in India, South Africa, Chile, Poland, United States, and Vietnam.

ASAM111. Asian Americans and Education. [L. Yamane and K. Yep, PZ, TR 9:35-10:50 a.m.] The broader social processes of racialization and contestation are explored using the educational experiences of Asian Americans. We will analyze access to education and curricular marginalization. Issues like bilingual education, Asian American feminist and critical pedagogies, education as a workplace, and racialized glass ceilings will be investigated.

ASAM190a/ASAM190PO. Asian American Studies Senior Seminar: Applications, Analysis, and Future Directions. [S. Goto, TBA] This is the capstone seminar for senior Asian American Studies majors (minors optional). The seminar is designed to bring seniors together to discuss and assess their understanding of Asian American Studies practice and theory at the Claremont Colleges and beyond. We will engage in minor research activities, read & analyze provocative books and articles, and revisit key issues & controversies.

ASAM190b. Asian American Studies Senior Thesis. [Staff, TBA] Students will work with one or more faculty on original thesis research toward completion of senior thesis.

ENGL160SC. Transnational American Literature. [S. Suh, SCR, TR 12:00-1:10 p.m.] This course will introduce the emerging field of postcolonial studies through the study of American literary texts. Postcolonial studies is generally understood to be the examination of the legacies of colonialism and the challenges of decolonization in contemporary "Third World" societies. Yet the United States is itself both a former colony and colonial power. Globalization continues to draw Third World peoples and cultures to America, even as it extends the reach of American cultural, political, and economic influence. This course will place 20th-century American literary texts and postcolonial theory into conversation with each other, with an emphasis on the interarticulation of race, nation, state, and gender. We will read Native American, Chicana/o, African American, and Asian American texts as well as theoretical and other material.

HIST125AA. Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present. [D. Yoo, CMC, MW 12:00-1:10 p.m.] Survey course examines journeys of Asian immigrant groups (and subsequent American-born generations) as they have settled and adjusted to life in the United States since 1850. Address issues such as the formation of ethnic communities, labor, role of the state, race relations, and American culture and identity.

MS80AA. Video and Diversity. [M. Ma, PZ, TR 1:15-2:30 p.m.] Introductory level course exploring video as a medium, particularly as it is utilized by women, people of color, lesbians and gay, grassroots activists, as well as other people who are under- and/or misrepresented by mainstream media. Students will learn about the history of video technology, and how certain developments within it made video an accessible and powerful tool for self-expression and political intervention.

SOC126AA. Immigration and the Second Generation. [H. Thai, PO, TR 9:35-10:50 a.m.] Analysis of post-1965 children of immigrants and/or immigrant children in Asia America. Examination of diverse childhood experiences, including ‘brain drain’ children, ‘parachute’ and ‘transnational’ children, and ‘refugee’ children. Emphasis on gender, class, ethnicity, intergenerational relations, education, sexuality, popular culture, and globalization.