SPRING 2006 COURSES Courses are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

AAS 100 Introduction to Asian American Studies
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences, and US Minority Culture(s) course.
Interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in Asian American Studies. Surveys the various dimensions of Asian American experiences including history, social organization, literature, arts, and politics.

30107 discussion-recitation AD1 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM R 166 Education Depouw, C
41729 discussion-recitation AD2 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM R 111 Gregory Hall Lam, K
43832 discussion-recitation AD3 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM R 162 Lincoln Hall Lam, K
30106 lecture AL1 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM T 192 Lincoln Hall Lee, E

AAS 199, Sec B Asian/American Gender & Sexuality
"Asian/American Gender and Sexuality" will explore the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, dis/ability, and nation. The goal of the course is to introduce students to the subject, debates in the field, and to the critical language that surrounds those debates. We will draw from a wide range of sources including operas, plays, film, anthropological texts, music, fiction, and pornography. Classes will be interactive so come prepared to articulate your views. Ideally, the classroom serves as a respectful forum to exchange and debate ideas from a wide range of perspectives.

43717 lecture-discussion B 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM MW 136 Armory Ngo, F
Meets with GWS 199, section FN, CRN 44441.

AAS 199, Sec C Buddhism in America
This course surveys the history of Asian American Buddhists within the broader scope of the history of Buddhism in the United States. The course examines the role that Buddhist practice and teaching has played in shaping Asian American identity and community formation. At the same time, the course will consider how racialization, as it intersects with gender, class, and sexuality, shaped processes of identity and community formation. As such, a portion of the course will be dedicated to the critical interrogation of Orientalist representations of Buddhists and Asian Americans and to a study of how Asian Americans have engaged, negotiated and/or resisted these representations.

43718 lecture-discussion C 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM TR 137 Armory Masatsugu, M
Meets with RLST 199, section C, CRN 44650.

AAS 199, Sec D Asian American Children's Literature
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine how children's literature constructs Asian Americans through the lenses of race, gender and class in both illustration and text. By examining literature portraying Asians and Asian Americans in their historical, political, social and cultural contexts, we will discuss the ways in which authenticity and accuracy matter in writing fiction, retelling folktales, and creating illustrations.

44262 lecture-discussion D 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM MW 1030 Foreign Languages Park, S
Meets with ENGL 199, section D, CRN 31940.

AAS 199, Sec E Introduction to Asian American Popular Culture
This course situates its examination of Asian Americans and popular culture within a historical context beginning with early media images of Asian Americans in the United States associated with immigration, fears of miscegenation, and war. The course follows Asian Americans and cultural production during the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s through contemporary representations and cultural practices. By making connections with global consumerism, we also will examine the invisibility of Asian Americans in an Asian inflected culture. Finally, we will interrogate the idea of an authentic Asian/Asian American popular culture.

44272 lecture-discussion E 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM TR G24 Foreign Languages Bui, D

AAS 199, Sec G & H Being Asian American
This 8-week course is an intergroup dialogue around the issues of what it means to be Asian American in current society. The focus of this course is both on personal and historical understanding of issues relevant to Asian
Americans (e.g., language, immigration, cultural values), and also the development of skills useful for being able to communicate across differences. Students enrolled in this course will learn methods of dialogic participation, which include perspective-taking and active listening and questioning, and hopefully, come to a deeper understanding of issues of social justice and how it relates to students on a personal level.

Section F meets from 03/13/2006-05/03/2006: 45369 lecture-discussion F 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM F Lee, M

Section G meets from 03/13/2006-05/03/2006: 45370 lecture- discussion G 04:00 PM - 05:50 PM W Lee, M

Section H meets from 03/13/2006-05/03/2006: 45392 lecture- discussion H 04:00 PM - 05:50 PM T Lee, M

AAS 224 Asian Am Historical Sociology
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a US Minority Culture(s) course.
Explores concepts of colonization, international labor migration, race, nation, assimilation, and class formation through socio-historical examinations of diverse groups in Hawai'i presently categorized as Asian Americans. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or a course in Asian American Studies is recommended.

39028 lecture 01 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM TR room 304 Lincoln Hall Jeong, D

AAS 260 Intro Asian American Theatre
Same as THEA 260
Introduction to Asian American theatre, with emphasis on theatre companies, actors, playwrights, and audiences, through the reading of major dramatic works, examining production histories, and viewing Asian American performances and film.

40136 lecture-discussion A 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM MW 113 Davenport Hall Lee, E

AAS 281 Constructing Race in America
Same as AFRO 281, HIST 281, and LLS 281
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and US Minority Culture(s) course.
Interdisciplinary examination of the historical, cultural, and social dimensions of race and ethnicity in the United States. Explores the complex and intricate pursuit of multiracial and multicultural democracy.

40114 lecture A 09:00 AM - 10:20 AM TR 100 Gregory Hall Espiritu, A

AAS 286 Asian American Literature
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and US Minority Culture(s) course.
Introduction to Asian American literary studies and culture through the reading of major works of literature selected from but not limited to the following American ethnic subgroups: Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Pakistani, and Vietnamese.

32112 lecture-discussion P 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM TR 108 English Bldg Koshy, S

AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity
Same as AFRO 310, EPS 310, and LLS 310
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Advanced Composition, and US Minority Culture(s) course.
Study of race and cultural diversity from Colonial era to present; the evolution of racial ideology in an ethnically heterogeneous society; the impact of race on the structures and operations of fundamental social institutions; the role of race in contemporary politics and popular culture.

lecture A, B, C, D, E 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM T 180 Bevier Pak, Y
discussion-recitation A 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM R 385 Education Bldg Kwakye, C.
discussion-recitation B 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM R 22 Education Bldg Kim, E.
discussion-recitation C 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM R 384 Armory Lee, S.
discussion-recitation D 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM R 176 Education Alanis, J.
discussion-recitation E 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM R G20 Foreign Language Ansermet, V.

AAS 328 Asian Americans & Inequalities
Same as SOC 328
An examination of various forms of social inequality between Asian Americans and other groups as well as among Asian Americans, including those based on race, gender, class, citizenship and sexuality.
40240 lecture-discussion 01 03:00 PM - 05:50 PM R 302 Lincoln Hall Jung, M

AAS 435 Commodifying Difference
Same as LLS 435, AFRO 435, COMM 432, and GWS 435
An interdisciplinary examination of how racial, ethnic and gender difference is negotiated through media and popular culture, and how racial, ethnic and gendered communities use cultural forms to express identity and difference.

40442 lecture-discussion CG (4 hours) 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM MW 327 Gregory Hall Molina, I
40515 lecture-discussion CU (3 hours) 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM MW 327 Gregory Hall Molina, I

AAS 450 Southeast Asian Americans
This course examines the experiences and community issues of various ethnic groups under the collective term Southeast Asian Americans. United States international policies with, military involvement in, and labor needs from Southeast Asia helped create immigrant populations from Southeast Asia to the U.S. We will focus on how immigration policies, including deportation, dispersion, and assimilation policies, have shaped community development and socioeconomic characteristics. Addressed are the establishment of mutual assistance programs, unique mental health needs, cultural tensions, and concerns over aging, healthcare, and education. In order to consider how Southeast Asian Americans construct their identities, this course focuses on their political and religious participation, on community-building, as well as on cultural production and maintenance.

40585 lecture-discussion 1G (4 hours) 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM TR 164 Noyes Laboratory Bui, D
39533 lecture-discussion 1U (3 hours) 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM TR 164 Noyes Laboratory Bui, D

AAS 470 Asian American Psychology (note: this course is only open to undergraduates this semester)
Same as PSYC 470
Examines central themes in the psychological study of Asian Americans such as race, ethnicity and culture, family issues, gender and sexuality, stereotype and discrimination, mental health and counseling, and public policy; analysis of historical, sociological, political, cultural, local, and global backdrops for the individual psychological experiences.

44233 lecture AU3 (3 hours) 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM MW 32 Psychology Building Okazaki, S

AAS 590 Comparative Sociology of Race and Asian Americans
Meets with SOC 596
Intensive study of selected topics based on contemporary works of major importance in the development of sociological theory. May be repeated if topics vary.

43484 lecture- discussion MKJ 03:00 PM - 05:20 PM T room 336 Lincoln Hall Jung, M