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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2013-2014 Catalog Program: Asian American Studies Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Asian American Studies Minor

Department of American Cultural Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies

27 credits

Introduction/What is the Study of Asian American Studies?

The program in Asian American Studies provides for a coherent, integrated and concentrated investigation of peoples of Asian heritage in North America. It also examines separate experiences of Asian Americans and their positions as ethnic minorities in American society and politics. This is accomplished through concentration on Asian American history and its place in North America, situating the literatures and other cultural publications of Asian Americans in a broad context, and engaging contemporary issues with appropriate analytical tools.

For more information contact Dr. Midori Takagi, coordinator of the Asian American Studies minor concentration, or Dr. Lawrence J. Estrada, Director of American Cultural Studies.

Why Consider an Asian American Studies Minor? 

 

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How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

 

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.

Requirements

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

Core Courses: 17 credits

❑ One course from:

       AMST 301 - Comparative Cultural Studies
       FAIR 366E - Comparative Cultural Studies

❑ One course from:

       AMST 205 - The Asian-American Experience
       FAIR 215F - The Asian-American Experience

❑ One course from:

       AMST 362 - Asian-American History
       HIST 362 - Asian-American History
❑  ENG 236 - Introduction to Asian-American Literatures

 

 

Elective Courses: 10 credits

   Three courses from the two categories listed below:

❑ Contextualizing Asian America

    ENG 335 - Literary and Creative Expressions Across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America *under advisement only
    ENG 406 - Topics in Critical and Cultural Theory
    ENG 408 - Cultural Studies
    HIST 461 - US Urban History
    SOC 369 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
    ENG 310 - Literature and Culture IV: 19th and 20th Centuries *under advisement only
    ENG 311 - Literature and Culture V: 20th and 21st Centuries *under advisement only
    ENG 312 - Film and Culture *under advisement only
    FAIR 362F - We’re Not for Sale: History of Asian Women in America
    FAIR 363B - Suzie Wong to Miss Saigon: Asian Presence in Hollywood

❑ Other courses under advisement may include, but are not limited to, an ISP of 2 to 5 credits (specially arranged independent learning); internship of 2 to 5 credits (encouraged within the major but may be arranged through the minor); language classes up to 5 credits in the second year or higher of a college- or university-level Asian language; East Asian courses (2 to 5 credits) on approval of the Asian American Studies coordinator. For Independent Study Projects (ISP) and internship guidelines, contact Dr. Midori Takagi.

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS) 
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement

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