Asian American Studies (AAS)Arts and Sciences

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AAS 2130
Introduction to Asian American History

An introductory history of Chinese, Japanese, Asian Indians, Filipinos, and Koreans in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1990s. Major themes include racism and resistance, labor ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2640, HIST 2640

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8802 AAS 2130   LEC 001

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AAS 2910
It's All Chinese to Me

In her memoir Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston identified a conundrum familiar to many US-born children of Chinese immigrants when she asked: "What is Chinese tradition and what is the movies?" What ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2910, ENGL 2910

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16758 AAS 2910   SEM 101

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AAS 3470
Asian American Women's History

This course examines the experiences and representations of Asian American women from the mid-19th century to the present. It explores the lives and contexts of immigrant women and of women born in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3470, FGSS 3470, HIST 3470

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9867 AAS 3470   LEC 001

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AAS 3580
Twentieth Century Women Writers of Color in the Americas

In this course, we'll be reading literature—primarily novels—produced by hemispheric American women writers of the mid- to late twentieth-century.  We will look at how these writings articulate concerns ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3580, ENGL 3580, FGSS 3581

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17228 AAS 3580   SEM 101

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AAS 4310
Mind, Self, and Emotion

Offered to students who are currently conducting research or planning to do research in the near future on one of the three topics-memory, self, or emotion. The course examines current data and theories ... view course details

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  • 17110 AAS 4310   SEM 101

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AAS 4950
Independent Study

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5840 AAS 4950   IND 601

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    • Lau, C

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