| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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| ASIANAM 50 | BEGIN TAGALOG II | ALCEDO, P. | This course is a continuation of Tagalog 1, and is designed to further develop basic Tagalog grammar as well as oral language skills. Active participation by talking, listening, interacting, and presenting is strongly emphasized. The course provides an opportunity for students to speak and comprehend Tagalog while getting a glimpse of Philippine culture. |
| ASIANAM 50 | JAPANESE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY | WILLIAMS, D. | (Same as Hum 31) A survey course on Japanese American religious history from the first immigrants who landed in Hawaii and California to the present. Through the lens of religion (Buddhism, Christianity, and new religions), Japanese American ethnicity and identity will be the major themes of the course. Students are expected to attend class regularly, contribute to discussion sections, and prepare at least two in-class oral presentations on the readings. In addition, there are two course requirements: 1) two 5-7 page papers and 2) a final paper of 15 pages. Same as Humanities 31. |
| ASIANAM 60C | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES III | FUJITA-RONY, D. | (Same as Soc Sci 78C) This course is the third and last part of the introductory sequence to Asian American Studies. We will explore critical issues concerning Asian Americans in contemporary American society such as
gender and family, political culture, economic activities, and community formation. A comparative perspective in relation to other groups will be emphasized. Video materials will be used. Requirements will include a five-page paper, a midterm, a final, and enrollment in discussion section. |
| ASIANAM 101 | PERSPECTIVES ON RACE & ETHNICITY | LIU, J. | (Same as Soc Sci 177A) Racial and Ethnic Perspectives examines the various ways scholars and the public has understood the concepts of race and ethnicity. Questions to be address include: is there a distinction between race and ethnicity, some of the ways Asian Americans have dealt with race/ethnic issues, and how do these efforts compare with the positions taken by other racialized minorities. |
| ASIANAM 110 | LIT OF THE SOUTH-ASIAN DIASPORA | SHROFF, B. | (Same as Eng 105) In this class we analyze the work of writers who are of South Asian ancestry living in North America and Britain. A central concern is how through literary and cinematic representations, spaces of \"home\" and \"belonging\" are negotiated through narratives of disjunctures and displacements. How do the literary and cinematic texts represent multiple and contradictorily organized spaces where new identities must be negotiated? How do writers and filmmakers construct and negotiate their identities in their own specific cultural context and also in the larger diasporic context? We analyze texts such as Meena Alexander\'s \"Fault Lines\", Jhumpa Lahiri\'s short stories \"The Interpreter of Maladies\", Hanif Kureishi\'s screenplay \"My Beautiful Launderette\", and Agha Shahid Ali\'s poems \"The Half Inch Himalayas\", among others. |
| ASIANAM 111 | ASIAN AMERICAN LABOR | FUJITA-RONY, D. | (Same as Hist 152) This course will explore the history of Asian Americans and work from the nineteenth century to the present. Topics of discussion will include migration, colonialism, family, social organization, and work culture. Video materials will be used. Requirements will include a five-page paper, a midterm, a final, and enrollment in discussion section. |
| ASIANAM 115 | PHILIPPINE/HAWAIIAN/FILIPINO-AMERICAN THEATRE | PASCUAL, D. | This is a survey course: it is meant to introduce the student to only a few (i.e., no all) but representative pieces of Filipino and Philippine-American dramatic literature. They will be representative not only of the thematic areas we want to investigate to comprehend fundamental issues and events in Philippine history and society as well as in the patterns of Filipino migration in the United States. The scripts we will read in this class will also be representative of diverse dramatic traditions in the Philippines and in countries that have left indistinguishable marks on Filipino cultural history. Thus, at the end of the term, you will not only have a better understanding of Philippine history and heritage and the Filipino-American experience, but also an appreciation of the diversity of these heritageS as seen from the perspective of theatrical tradition and style. But, beyond the appreciative reading of these literatures and the social phenomena contained therein, this class, as part of the student\'s humanities education in this university, also aspires to deepen the student\'s knowledge of the critical theories applicable in the analysis and appreciation of literary texts and/or to stimulate and nurture the student\'s creative skills in literary interpretation, whether in writing or in performance. |
| ASIANAM 132 | COMPARATIVE MINORITY POLITICS | GRADILLA, A. | (Same as PS 124C/ChicL 147/AfAm 151) This course will examine the effects of the California Proposition process on the various minority communities since the 1990\'s. The propositions we will closely examine include Propositions 187 and 209. Another goal of the class will be to determine how inter- and intra-group differences of racialized minority groups impacted the outcomes of the various initiatives. Student will be required to write reaction papers to the readings (1-2 pages) and to make a formal group presentation based on an aspect of the electoral process. |
| ASIANAM 141 | ASIAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY | PAREKH, B. | (Same as Psych 174A) Examines the social and psychological concerns of Asian Americans, e.g., coping with racial prejudice, maintaining bicultural identities, dealing with cross-cultural conflicts in interracial relationships, and trying to reconcile generational differences between immigrant parents and their American-born children. |
| ASIANAM 142 | MUSLIM IDENTITIES IN NORTH AMERICA | LEONARD, K.B. | (Same as Anthro 125Z) This course explores multiple identities of Muslims in North America, including African American Muslims and immigrants of many national origins. We explore religious, political, cultural, ethnic, and class differences among American Muslims, turning to Islamic institutions in UC Irvine\'s immediate vicinity to conduct small research projects in the course of the quarter. |
| ASIANAM 150 | ASIAN AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY | ROBLES, R. | This course will look at a range of contemporary political and public policy topics that affect Asian Americans to illustrate how state institutions and political movements define issues and how Asian Americans respond to political and social challenges. Our examination will be situated within and informed by the broader context of racial politics in the post-civil rights America. We will interrogate different perspectives on the organization of Asian American communities and assess different strategic orientations toward political empowerment. Course requirements include an 8-page research paper, midterm, final, and class participation. |
| ASIANAM 151E | JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | TAKEMOTO, M. | (Same as Soc Sci 178E) This course will examine the history, culture, and experience of Japanese Americans from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics to be covered are immigration, acculturation and identity issues, community leadership, internment, intergenerational relations, and gender issues. Issues in contemporary Japanese American culture will be explored. Grading will be determined by class participation, two exams, and a final research paper. |
| ASIANAM 151F | SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS | LEONARD, K | (Same as Anthro 125Y) The course has two goals, to learn about the South Asian American immigrants in the US today and to stimulate further research about them. To accomplish the former, students will read some of the work availabe, see some films/videos, and discuss them. Then, we will see where the gaps are and students will undertake short (3-5 pages) research reports on local South Asian immigrant institutions or organizations. Midterm and final and short research report. |
| ASIANAM 164 | FILIPINO AMERICAN WOMEN | ROBLES, R. | (Same as WS 155, Lec B) This course will explore the history of Filipino women in the United States, focusing on twentieth century experiences to the present. Themes for this course include immigration, labor, social organizations, family formation, and gender politics. Course requirements include two reflection papers, midterm, final, and class participation. |
| ASIANAM 164 | GENDER PHILIPPINA/O-FILIPINA/O AMERICANS | PACLEB, J. | (Same as WS 155, Lec A) Using an interdisciplinary approach, our course will specifically examine topics that underscore the historical and continued legacy of U.S. Empire in the lives of Filipinas/os and Filipina/o Americans. The first topic will cover key theoretical frameworks used to discuss and address the implications of U.S. Empire on gender and the formations of “homes” and “communities” in the Philippines and the United States. The second topic will examine gendered labor migration of Filipina/o women and men to urban and rural spaces in the United States. Our third topic will focus on how U.S. militarism and neocolonialism facilitate specific migratory movements of Filipina/o women and men after World War II. Lastly, we turn to the topic on emergent communities that include non-heterosexuals and how newer generations of Filipina/o Americans have created spaces in the United States. By looking at these topics, I hope we will develop critical ways of understanding the significance and legacy of U.S. Empire and its impact on gender, and how Filipinas/os and Filipina/o Americans actively claimed and created “homes” and “communities” both in the United States and the Philippines. |
| ASIANAM 171 | PHILIPPINE RADICAL TRADITIONS | WOODS, D. | (Same as Hist 175G) Philippine Radical Traditions: Gender, Religion, and Power examines neglected and misunderstood aspects of Philippine History. This course, following the line of \"history from below\" or the \"little tradition,\" focuses on persons, events, and movements ignored in most Philippine histories. The timeline runs from pre-hispanic times to EDSA III. The course assignments and requirements will include one (1) map tests (scantron) and a midterm, and final exam, both essay in format. In addition, responses to the reading assignments (about 100 pages a week) in the form of journals will be assigned. |
| ASIANAM 201 | COMPARTV INT MIGRAT | LIU, J. | |