Asian American Studies
College of Ethnic Studies
Interim Dean: Dr. Amy Sueyoshi
Department of Asian American Studies
EP 103
Phone: (415) 338–2698
Chair: Dr. Russell M. Jeung
Program Scope
The goals of the Asian American Studies Department are to:
- Provide a comprehensive offering of courses which offer all students the opportunity to study and develop greater understanding and awareness of the histories, cultures, communities, and experiences of Asian Americans.
- Integrate knowledge and skills from a variety of other disciplines into a coherent body of information and methodologies that reflect Asian American perspectives, approaches, and needs.
- Increase the general body of information within the field of Asian American Studies.
- Encourage and promote the application of skills and knowledge from Asian American Studies to the improvement of conditions within Asian American communities and the larger society.
These goals are approached through a combination of course offerings, guided research, supervised fieldwork and participation, and student/faculty involvement in Asian American community activities and issues. The department is committed to a constant evolution of its programs and perspectives so as to reflect the dynamic character of Asian American life and circumstances. Towards these ends, courses offered by the department can be used in a number of programs and to meet a variety of graduation requirements. Solid course work in the discipline will be of value to any student intending a career that involves significant contact with Asian Americans.
Undergraduate Program
The department offers a B.A. in Asian American Studies for students who wish to pursue a comprehensive program of study on Asian American experiences. The major is designed to provide students with a broad range of knowledge of the diverse Asian American population through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries and analyses of Asian American history, literature the arts, gender and family, and communities. Under advisement, students may use two specific courses to fulfill the history and government requirements and may use an unlimited number of units in Asian American Studies courses to count towards General Education. Students majoring in Asian American Studies are encouraged to study a modern Asian language or related courses.
Minor Program
The department offers a minor in Asian American Studies for those who wish to pursue a coherent course of study of the Asian American experience while completing a major in other fields. The minor program is designed to provide a wide range of course selections while ensuring knowledge of a broad range of different Asian American groups. The minor is of particular value for those students whose careers may bring them into regular professional contact with Asian American groups and communities.
General Education and SF State Studies
The Asian American Studies Department has designed its course offerings so that students may take a broad range of Asian American Studies courses while also meeting some General Education and other baccalaureate requirements. These offerings explore all aspects of Asian America, providing students with the opportunity to obtain a solid understanding of Asian American life and communities. In addition, by using AA S courses to partially complete General Education requirements, students can earn a major or minor in Asian American Studies in conjunction with another major, all within 120 units.
Liberal Studies
Asian American Studies courses can be used to meet many of the requirements for a B.A. in Liberal Studies, most especially as the basis for an emphasis in Ethnic Studies in Area III, Behavioral and Social Sciences. Students planning to seek a multiple subjects credential to teach in the elementary school grades can use additional Asian American Studies courses to meet some of the subject matter and general unit requirements. Students are encouraged to see a Liberal Studies advisor early in their enrollment.
Teacher Preparation
Courses in Asian American Studies provide important knowledge on Asians in America that can assist them in teaching in California. Course work in Asian American Studies also will help prepare students to meet credential subject matter requirements as described above as part of the Liberal Studies major.
Graduate Program
The Master of Arts in Asian American Studies is designed, through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries and analyses of Asian American history, literature and art, gender and family studies, as well as community studies, to provide students with a critical knowledge of the diverse Asian American communities. Students in Asian American Studies are encouraged to study a modern Asian language other than English.
Career Outlook
Both baccalaureate and master’s degrees can be used to enhance work in Asian American communities; enhance career opportunities in the Pacific Rim areas; prepare for a teaching and other professional career; and prepare for doctoral studies or other professional degrees.
Professors
Dong, Gonzales, Hom, Jeung, Le, Pelaud, Tintiangco-Cubales, Yoo
Associate Professors
Dariotis, Lee, Soe, Ueunten
Assistant Professors
Pido, Sasaki, Sudhakar
AA S 101 First-Year Experience (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: First-year freshmen.
AA S 102 Identity, Equity, and Student Success (Units: 3)
Exploration of racial/cultural identity, equity, and student success. Topics include an overview of academic success skills, racial/cultural identity development, social justice, equity and personal and community responsibility, educational strategies and planning, interpersonal communication, career development, health issues, and self-assessment strategies. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.
AA S 110 Critical Thinking and the Asian American Experience (Units: 3)
Development of basic critical thinking skills involved in understanding, criticizing, and constructing arguments reflective of the experience of Asian Americans and key themes in of Asian American Studies.
(Note: In order for this course to satisfy General Education, students must earn a C- or CR or higher grade if taken fall 2014 or later.)
Course Attributes:
- A3: Critical Thinking
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 210 History of Asians in the United States (Units: 3)
Comparative analysis of the experience of different Asian American groups and their place in the general history and development of American society. [Formerly AA S 200]
Course Attributes:
- U.S. History
- D2: Social Sciences: U.S. Hist
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 211 Contemporary Asian Americans (Units: 3)
Examination of factors that define minority groups and their positions in contemporary U.S. society, using Asian Americans as a case study. [Formerly ETHS 220]
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 212 Asian Americans and Mass Media (Units: 3)
Images and treatment of Asian Americans in mass media, especially motion pictures, television, advertising, popular literature, and commercial art. American minorities in the entertainment industry. [Formerly AA S 518 and AA S 693]
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 213 Asian Americans and American Ideals and Institutions (Units: 3)
The Asian American experience in the U.S., focusing on basic governmental ideals and institutions. Impact of Asians on legal-constitutional America and the countervailing impact of political-legal structures imposed on Asians. [Formerly AA S 205]
Course Attributes:
- U.S. Govt CA State Local Govt
- D3: Social Sciences: US CA Gov
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 214 Second Year Written Composition: Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ENG 114 or equivalent with a grade of CR or C- or better.
Course Attributes:
- A4: Written English Comm II
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 216 Introduction to Asian American Literature (Units: 3)
Reading and analysis of Asian American literature. Appreciation of literature from a literary standpoint with a focus on history, identity, and representation. [Formerly AA S 206]
Course Attributes:
- C3: Humanities: Literature
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 218 Asian American Culture (Units: 3)
Ethnic values and cultures in America using Asian American arts, languages, and literatures. How these works reflect and express the character of the Asian American experience and the forces that have shaped that experience. [Formerly ETHS 210]
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- C2: Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 301 Asian Americans of Mixed Heritages (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 320 Chinese in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 322 Chinese American Language and Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 323 Chinese American Identities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 330 Nikkei in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 332 Japanese American Art and Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 333 Japanese American Identities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 338 Okinawan American Heritage and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
AA S 350 Filipina/os in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 352 Filipina/o American Literature, Art, and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 353 Filipina/o American Identities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 360 Koreans in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 370 Vietnamese in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 372 Vietnamese American Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 373 Vietnamese American Identities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 377 Cambodians in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 510 Asian Americans in California (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Environmental Sustainability
- Social Justice
AA S 512 Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 514 Asian American Community Arts Workshop (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 516 Asian American Photographic Explorations (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 520 Asian American Musical Communities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
AA S 522 Transracial Adoptee Experience (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
AA S 540 South Asians in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 541 South Asian Diaspora (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
(This course is offered as RRS 657 and AA S 541. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 570 Southeast Asians in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 581 Asian American Women (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 582 Asian American Women's Literature and the Arts (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 584 Asian American Sexualities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 585 Asian American Religiosities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
AA S 587 Asian Americans and Environmental Justice (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Environmental Sustainability
- Social Justice
AA S 588 Asian American Media Workshop (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AA S 591 Asian American Community Health Issues (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- E1: Lifelong Learning Develop
- UD-B: Physical Life Science
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 593 Asian Americans in Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
AA S 595 Asian American Communities and Public Policy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 681 Asian American Community Changes and Development (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper division Asian American Studies majors and minors only; 6 units of AA S GE courses or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
AA S 685 Projects in the Teaching of Asian American Studies (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisites: Upper division standing; 3.3 GPA in AA S courses; and consent of instructor. Limited to undergraduate students only.
AA S 688 Asian American Community Service Internship (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and consent of instructor.
AA S 696 Critical Approaches to Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Asian American Studies majors and minors with 24 upper division units in AA S classes or consent of instructor.
AA S 697 Proseminar in Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Asian American Studies majors with 24 upper division units in AA S classes or consent of instructor.
AA S 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Upper division standing with 3.0 GPA and consent of instructor and department chair.
AA S 710 Critical Approaches to Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Classified graduate level standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 800 Theory and History in Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 810 Seminar: Asian American Immigration (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Classified graduate level standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 822 Seminar: Asian American Literature and Arts (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Classified graduate level standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 833 Seminar: Asian American Family and Identity (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Classified graduate level standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 865 Asian American Community and Public Policy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Classified graduate level standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 875 Asian American Community Health Issues (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Classified graduate level standing in Asian American Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 880 Selected Topics in Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Ethnic Studies or consent of instructor.
AA S 884 Critical Asian American Educational Experience and Pedagogy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AA S 895 Field Study in Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies.
AA S 896 Directed Reading in Asian American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and graduate adviser.
AA S 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (CR/NC grading only)
AA S 899 Independent Study (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and graduate adviser.