CAST 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
Next Offered: 2012-2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, 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
Consent of the Instructor Required? No
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 260.