Ethnic Studies, Option in Asian American Studies, B.A.

Core Courses (12 units)

• ASAM 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
• ASAM 201 - History of Asian Americans (3)
• ASAM 300 - Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies (3)
• ASAM 307 - Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies (3)

Topical Requirements (12 units)

In consultation with an adviser, students may focus their studies on Asian American Ethnic Groups; topics in Asian American Studies such as literature, art, communication, families, psychology, or law, etc.; or Non-Asian Ethnic Groups and Inter-ethnic Relations in the U.S.

Specific Asian American Ethnic Groups (6 units)

• ASAM 220 - Vietnamese Communities in the U.S. (3)
• ASAM 360 - Multiple Heritage Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (3)
• ASAM 362A - Filipina/o American Experience (3)
• ASAM 364 - The South Asian American Experience (3)
• ASAM 366 - The Korean American Experience (3)
• ASAM 370 - The Chinese American Experience (3)

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• HIST 382 - World War II Japanese American Evacuation (3) or
• ASAM 382 - World War II Japanese American Evacuation (3)

Asian Language or Asian Cultures and Social Institutions (6 units)

Community Research Requirement (6 units)

All Asian American Studies majors must complete ASAM 495 , plus an additional course; either another internship or one of two other courses: ASAM 499  or oral history fieldwork.