SPRING 2008 COURSESCourses are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

AAS 100 Intro 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.

CRN 30106 lecture AL1 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM MW room 150 Animal Sciences Lab, Cacho, L.
All students must also enroll for 1 discussion-recitation section:
CRN 30107 discussion-recitation AD1 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM W 132 Davenport Hall, Chung, J.
CRN 41729 discussion-recitation AD2 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM W 132 Davenport Hall, Chung, J.
CRN 43832 discussion-recitation AD3 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM R 132 Davenport Hall, Kim, H.
CRN 48232 discussion-recitation AD4 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM R 132 Davenport Hall, Kim, H.
CRN 48234 discussion-recitation AD5 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM R 132 Davenport Hall, Thangaraj, S.

AAS 120 Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a US Minority Culture(s) course.
Introductory understanding of the way U.S. popular culture has affected Asian Americans and the contributions Asian Americans have made to U.S. media and popular culture since the mid 1880's.

CRN 46336 lecture-discussion A 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM MW 217 Noyes Laboratory, Wong, Y.

AAS 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar
Topic:War and Cinema.
This is an interdisciplinary course examining a history of wars on film. Because war has been key to discourses and practices of imperialism and globalization, some questions addressed will include how these wars have impacted the nation and the global order, as well as how images about these wars produced important constructions of race, gender, and sexuality for national and cultural identities. Students will read critical texts and film theory, and view films. First year Discovery Program course.

Registration restricted to freshman. Students should only enroll in one Discovery course.
CRN 48812 lecture-discussion FN 04:00 PM - 06:50 PM T 131 PAR, Ngo, F
Meets with GWS 199, CRN 44441, section FN

260 Intro Asian American Theatre
Same as THEA 260.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures course.

CRN 40136 lecture-discussion A 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM TR 4506 Krannert Center for Perf Arts, Mendoza, V.

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.

CRN 40114 lecture A 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM TR 124 Burrill Hall, Espiritu, A; Sigismondi, A.

283 Asian American History
Same as HIST 283.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and US Minority Culture(s)course

CRN 34129 lecture-discussion A 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM TR 259 English Bldg, Espiritu, A.

AAS 286 Asian American Literature
Same as ENGL 286.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and US Minority Culture(s) course.

CRN 32112 lecture-discussion M 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM TR 115 English Bldg, Koshy, S.

AAS 299 Begin Topics Asian Am Studies

Topic: Black and Asian Workers in U.S. History and Culture.
CRN 48574 lecture-discussion CY 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM TR 136 Davenport Hall Yang, C.
Meets with HIST 396, CRN 41125, section D, and ENGL 274, CRN 32104, section CY.

Topic: Race and Mixed-Race: Changing Racial Classification in the U.S.?
48495 lecture-discussion JD 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM MW room 145 Armory Dowling, J.
Meets with LLS 296, CRN 46465, section C, and SOC 396, CRN 47181, section 02.

Topic: Asian American Women Writers.
48455 lecture-discussion Q 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM TR room 108 English Bldg, Koshy, S
Meets with ENGL 280 (32103), section Q and GWS 280 (32106), section Q.

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.

Students must register for one discussion and one lecture section.
CRN 33069 discussion-recitation A 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM R 323 Education Bldg
lecture A 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM T 2 Education Bldg, Anderson, J; Kim, E

CRN 33071 discussion-recitation B 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM R 37 Education Bldg
lecture B 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM T 2 Education Bldg, Anderson, J; Kwakye,C

AAS 317 Asian American Politics
Same as PS 317.

Registration is restricted to Political Science majors.
CRN 48109 lecture-discussion A 09:00 AM - 10:20 AM TR 300 Lincoln Hall, Cho, W.

AAS 328 Asian Americans & Inequalities
Same as SOC 328.

CRN 40240 lecture-discussion 01 03:30 PM - 06:20 PM R 302 Lincoln Hall, Jung, M.

AAS 390 Intermed Topics Asian American Studies

Topic: Race, Gender and Music
CRN 48552 lecturediscussion FN 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM TR 137 Armory, Ngo, F; Dorr, K.
Meets with LLS 390, CRN 48478, section A, and GWS 390, CRN 48438, section KD.

Topic: Transnational Feminist Studies
48718 lecture-discussion MN 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM TR 133 Armory Nguyen, M
Meets with GWS 390, CRN 29214, section MN and LLS 390, CRN 48980, section MN.

AAS 465 Race, Sex, and Deviance
Same as AFRO 465, GWS 465, and LLS 465. See LLS 465.

CRN 48488 lecture-discussion G 02:00 PM - 04:20 PM T 106B6 Engineering Hall Cacho, L
CRN 48487 lecture-discussion U 02:00 PM - 04:20 PM T 106B6 Engineering Hall Cacho, L

AAS 470 Asian American Psychology
Same as PSYC 470.

CRN 44232 lecture AG4 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM TR 31 Psychology Building, Okazaki, S.
CRN 44233 lecture AU3 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM TR 31 Psychology Building, Okazaki, S.

AAS 490 Adv Topics in Asian Am Studies
Prerequisite: AAS 100 or any Asian American Studies course, or consent of instructor.

Topic: The Politics of Fashion.
Meets with GWS 485, CRN 48855, section MNU; GWS 485, CRN 48899, section MNG.
CRN 48932 lecture-discussion MNG 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM W 1022 FLB, Nguyen, M.
CRN 30108 lecture-discussion MNU 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM W 1022 FLB, Nguyen, M.

590 Asian Am Studies Seminar
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Topic: Comparative Race Studies: Theories and Methods
CRN 48571 lecture-discussion FN 03:00 PM - 05:50 PM W 1030 Foreign Languages Bldg, Ngo, F.
Meets with GWS 590, CRN 48900, section FN and LLS 596, CRN 47295, section FN.

Topic: Comparative Sociology of Race and Asian Americans
CRN 45101 lecture-discussion MKJ 03:30 PM - 05:50 PM W 336 Lincoln Hall Jung, M.
Meets with SOC 596, section MKJ, CRN 43484