EATING ASIAN AMERICA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze food cultures in relation to intersectional understandings of race, gender, and class in Asian America Audience: Undergraduate 2. Examine Asian American food as expressions of community, politics, and identity Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect histories of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia to contemporary discourse surrounding Asian American food Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically examine how race can be constructed through cultural mediums like food Audience: Undergraduate 5. Collaborate with peers in developing empathy toward other worldviews and reflecting on personal relationships to race and food Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze food cultures in relation to intersectional understandings of race, gender, and class in Asian America Audience: Undergraduate 2. Examine Asian American food as expressions of community, politics, and identity Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect histories of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia to contemporary discourse surrounding Asian American food Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically examine how race can be constructed through cultural mediums like food Audience: Undergraduate 5. Collaborate with peers in developing empathy toward other worldviews and reflecting on personal relationships to race and food Audience: Undergraduate