HIST 260 - Asian American History


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

This course is an introduction to the history of peoples of Asian ancestry in the United States and the construction of an Asian American collectivity. Major themes will include the place of Asian Americans in the American imagination, migrations, labor, communities, and responses to social and legal discrimination. The categories of race, ethnicity, gender, class and sexuality will figure prominently as we explore similarities and differences among Asian American experiences.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: S. Lee
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with CAST 260.

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