Asian American Studies Minor

Core Courses (6 units)

• ASAM 201 - History of Asian Americans (3)
• ASAM 300 - Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies (3)

Comparative Cultures Breadth Requirement (3 units)

A course on a different minority group in America should be selected from an approved listing in consultation with the program coordinator or a faculty adviser. Courses include, but are not limited to the following:

• AFAM 310 - Black Women in America (3)
• AFAM 311 - Intracultural Socialization Patterns (3)
• AFAM 320 - Black Political Thought (3)
• AFAM 322 - Psychology of African Americans (3)
• AFAM 335 - History of Racism (3)
• AMST 301 - American Character (3)
• AMST 377 - Prejudice and American Culture (3)
• CHIC 220 - Chicana/o Identities (3)
• CHIC 303 - Chicano/Mexican Cultures (3)
• CHIC 337 - Contemporary Chicano Literature (3)
• CHIC 340 - Mexican/Chicano Intellectual Thought (3)
• CHIC 345 - History of the Chicano (3)
• SOCI 357 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
• WMST 302 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3)

Topical Requirements (6 units)

Select two three-unit courses in Asian Pacific American Studies, chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser. Topics include, but are not limited to the following courses:

• ASAM 220 - Vietnamese Communities in the U.S. (3)
• ASAM 308 - Asian American Women (3)
• ASAM 320 - Asian American Creative Expression (3)
• ASAM 327 - Asian American Literature (3)
• ASAM 340 - Asian American Communication (3)
• ASAM 342 - Asian Pacific American Families (3)
• ASAM 344 - Asian Pacific American Identities (3)
• ASAM 346 - Asian American Psychology (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)
• HIST 382 - World War II Japanese American Evacuation (3)
• HUSR 318 - Human Services for Immigrants and Refugees (3)
• COMM 438T - Specialized Reporting (3)

Asian Language or Asian Cultures and Social Institutions Requirement (3-5 units)

One course in an Asian language (3-5 units), or one three-unit course on Asian cultures or Asian social institutions, chosen in consultation with the undergraduate adviser.

Approved courses include, but are not limited to the following:

Community Research Requirement (3 units)

Choose one of the following, in consultation with a faculty adviser or program coordinator:

1. ASAM 499  Independent Study;
2. Oral history fieldwork; or
3. ASAM 495  Internship in Asian American Studies.

Total (21-23 units)