INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major events in Asian American History and be able to communicate (orally, written) its significance. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Illustrate how different ideologies around race, gender, class, sexuality, and other categories of identity are used to solidify forms of subordination and violence. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect the histories of Asian America to other historically underrepresented communities to highlight the systematic nature of white supremacy and how to formulate coalitional politics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Collaborate with peers to reflect and engage course material in a substantive manner. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major events in Asian American History and be able to communicate (orally, written) its significance. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Illustrate how different ideologies around race, gender, class, sexuality, and other categories of identity are used to solidify forms of subordination and violence. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect the histories of Asian America to other historically underrepresented communities to highlight the systematic nature of white supremacy and how to formulate coalitional politics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Collaborate with peers to reflect and engage course material in a substantive manner. Audience: Undergraduate