Asian American Studies

What You Will Learn

1. The history and contributions of Asian Americans in the United States and abroad.
2. How race as a social construct functions in the world.
3. How race intersects with gender, sexualities, and socio-economic class.
4. How to design and implement a research study, creative project, or a community-based project in an Asian American community.
5. The ethical implications of your research, creative project, or community-based project in Asian American communities. 

Eleven graded courses are required for the major, including:

Six core courses:

• Asian American History (ASAM 125 HM  )
• Asian American Contemporary Issues (SOC 150 AA)
• Communities course: approved field work in an Asian American community or internship with a Asian American community-based organization (ASAM 090 PZ)
• Theory and Methods in Asian American Studies (ASAM 115 PZ)
• Senior Seminar (ASAM 190A PO)
• Senior Thesis or Project: independent work with senior thesis/project adviser (ASAM 191 PO)

Breadth requirements and electives:

Students with this major must take five courses in addition to the core courses listed above. These courses should be selected in consultation with the IDAAS major advisor, and they must fulfill all the following requirements. Core courses above may not be used to fulfill any breadth requirements, but all other courses may fulfill two or more requirements. For example, a single non-core course might simultaneously fulfill the requirements for social sciences, gender and sexuality, and Asia and migration. If courses are used to fulfill multiple requirements, students must take additional IDAAS courses to make a total of eleven courses for the major. Consult list of approved courses for each requirement.

• At least one IDAAS social sciences course
• At least one IDAAS humanities course
• At least one IDAAS gender and sexuality course
• At least one approved non-Asian American ethnic studies course: e.g. comparative ethnic studies course, Black Studies course, Chicano Studies course
• At least one approved course related to Asia and migration, globalization, and/or imperialism

Asian language courses and ASAM 197 AA are strongly recommended but not required.

A combined major in Asian American Studies requires at least nine courses, including:

Six core courses:

• Asian American History (ASAM 125 HM)
• Asian American Contemporary Issues (SOC 150 AA)
• Communities course: approved field work in an Asian American community or internship with a Asian American community-based
• organization (ASAM 090 PZ)
• Theory and Methods in Asian American Studies (ASAM 115 PZ)
• Senior Seminar (ASAM 190A PO)
• Senior Thesis or Project: independent work with senior thesis/project adviser (ASAM 191 PO)

Breadth requirements and electives:

Three courses in addition to the core courses listed above. These courses should be selected in consultation with the IDAAS major advisor.

The minor in Asian American Studies requires six graded courses, including:

Two of three IDAAS core courses: ASAM 125 HM  , ASAM 090 PZ , SOC 150 AA 

Four elective courses determined by minor adviser and student