Asian American Studies Minor — 24 units
A total of 24 units are required for the Asian American Studies Minor, 18 of which must be upper-division AA S courses.
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Introduction to Asian American Studies (6 units)
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| 6 |
| History of Asians in the United States | |
| Contemporary Asian Americans | |
| Asian Americans and American Ideals and Institutions | |
| Asian Americans and Mass Media | |
| Introduction to Asian American Literature | |
| Asian American Culture | |
Ethnic Courses (9 units)
Select three courses representing three different ethnic groups.
Note: Other AA S 300 level courses are acceptable upon advisement. AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 may count for this area if the course content is ethnic-specific (a maximum of three units from AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 can count towards the Asian American Studies minor’s total unit requirement of 24).
Asian American of Mixed Heritages
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 301 | Asian Americans of Mixed Heritages | 3 |
Cambodian American
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 380 | Cambodians in the United States | 3 |
Chinese American
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 320 | Chinese in the United States | 3 |
| AA S 322 | Chinese American Language and Literature | 3 |
| AA S 323 | Chinese American Identities | 3 |
Filipina/o American
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 350 | Filipina/os in the United States | 3 |
| AA S 352 | Filipina/o American Literature, Art, and Culture | 3 |
| AA S 353 | Filipina/o American Identities | 3 |
Japanese American
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 330 | Nikkei in the United States | 3 |
| AA S 332 | Japanese American Art and Literature | 3 |
| AA S 333 | Japanese American Identities | 3 |
| AA S 338 | Okinawan American Heritage and Culture | 3 |
Korean American
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 360 | Koreans in the United States | 3 |
Vietnamese American
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 370 | Vietnamese in the United States | 3 |
| AA S 372 | Vietnamese American Literature | 3 |
| AA S 373 | Vietnamese American Identities | 3 |
Panethnic Courses (9 units)
Select three from the following:
Note: Other AA S 500–600 level courses are acceptable upon advisement. AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 may count for this area if the course content is panethnic (a maximum of three units from AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 can count towards the Asian American Studies minor’s total unit requirement of 24). A lower division course may also substitute for three units with approval from an advisor.
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| AA S 510 | Asian Americans in California | 3 |
| AA S 512 | Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| AA S 516 | Asian American Photographic Explorations | 3 |
| AA S 540 | South Asians in the United States | 3 |
| AA S 541/RRS 657 | South Asian Diaspora | 3 |
| AA S 570 | Southeast Asians in the United States | 3 |
| AA S 582 | Asian American Women's Literature and the Arts | 3 |
| AA S 584 | Asian American Sexualities | 3 |
| AA S 585 | Asian American Religiosities | 3 |
| AA S 587 | Asian Americans and Environmental Justice | 3 |
| AA S 588 | Asian American Media Workshop | 3 |
| AA S 591 | Asian American Community Health Issues | 3 |
| AA S 595 | Asian American Communities and Public Policy | 3 |