Minor in Asian American Studies

The minor in Asian American Studies consists of 18 required units distributed among categories listed below, with at least six upper-division units.

Core Courses (6 units)

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

 

Topical Requirements (9 units)

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

  • ASAM 220 - Vietnamese Communities in the U.S. (3)
  • ASAM 320 - Asian American Creative Expression (3)
  • AFAM/ASAM/CHIC 307 - Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies (3)
  • ASAM 308 - Asian American Women (3)
  • ASAM 320 - Asian American Creative Expressions (3)
  • ASAM 322 - Asian Pacific Americans Religion (3)
  • ASAM 325 - Asian American Film and Video (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 American 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)
  • ASAM/ENGL/CPLT 389 - Literature about the  War in Vietnam (3)
  • ETHN 490 - Ethnic Studies Senior Seminar (3)

 

Non-Asian Ethnic Groups & Interethnic Relations in the U.s. OR Asian Language, Cultures & Social Institutions (3 units)

To be chosen in consultation with an advisor:

  • AFAM/ASAM/CHIC 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
  • AFAM/ASAM/CHIC/HIST 190 - Survey of American History- Emphasis- Ethnic Minorities (3)
  • AFAM 304 - The Black Family (3)
  • AFAM 310 - Black Women in America (3)
  • AFAM 311 - Intracultural Socialization (3)
  • AFAM 317 - Black Politics (3)
  • AFAM 320 - Black Political Thought (3)
  • AFAM 322 - Phychology of African Americans
  • AFAM 335 - History of Racism (3)
  • AMST 301 - The American Character (3)
  • AMST 377 - Prejudice and American Culture (3)
  • ANTH 347 - Peoples of the Pacific (3)
  • CHIC 220 - Mexican Heritage (3)
  • CHIC 303 - Cultural Differences in Mexico and the Southwest (3)
  • CHIC 305 - Chicano Family (3)
  • CHIC 331 - The Chicano Child (3)
  • CHIC 332 - The Chicano Adolescent (3)
  • CHIC 337 - Contemporary Chicano Literature (3)
  • CHIC 340 - Mexican/Chicano Intellectual Thought (3)
  • CHIC 345 - The Chicano and Contemporary Issues 
  • CPLT 382T - Topics in Asian Literature 
  • CPRL 280 - Introduction to Buddhism (3)
  • CPRL 305 - Contemporary Practices of the World's Religions (3)
  • CPRL 354T - Topics in Buddism (3)
  • GEOG 340 - Asia (3)
  • HCOM 492T - Proseminar in Speech Communication
  • HIST 460 - The Chinese Diaspora
  • HIST 463C - Themes in Korean History (3)
  • HIST 464B - History of Southeast Asia, 1800-Present
  • HIST 465A, B - History of India (3)
  • PHIL 350 - Asian Philosophy (3)
  • PHIL 352 - Philosophy of Asian Martian Arts (3)
  • PHIL 354T - Topics in Buddhism (3)
  • POSC - The Asian-Pacific in World Affairs (3)
  • SOCI 133 - Introduction to Gerontology (3)
  • SOCI 357 - Minority Group Relations (3)
  • WMST 302 - Introduction to Women's Studies
  • Any 100 or higher level course in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese