Power and Pleasure in Asian America

How have Asians and Asian Americans endured and survived US empire, war, and anti-Asian discrimination? Ranging across law, politics, and culture, this course reveals the complicated position of Asian Americans in the US racial order since the nineteenth century. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Social Inquiry I, Teamwork/Collaboration.