FALL 2003 COURSES

AAS 100 Introduction to Asian American Studies
Meets Gen Ed requirements for Social Sciences and US Minority Cultures
This is an introductory course that paints a broad picture of Asian Pacific American experiences in the U.S. over time. It addresses the legal statutes, politics, and events that affected Asian Americans historically. In addition to background into the broad experiences of Asian Americans, the course provides personal testimonials through autobiographical texts of what it was like for Asian Americans to experience racism and other kinds of discrimination. Additionally, we will use films and videos to consider Asian American experiences through the lens of cinema and television. The course concludes with a discussion of more contemporary experiences of Asian Americans, with emphases placed on the war in Southeast Asia, the Asian American movement, the movement for redress for the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans, Asian American feminism, and contemporary transnational experiences. AAS 100 is the gateway course to the AAS minor.
30106 Lecture/ Discussion A 12:00pm-1:20pm TR 62 Krannert Art Pak 3 hrs
30107 Lecture/ Discussion B 11:00am-12:20pm MW 24 Wohlers Iwata 3 hrs