ASIAN AMERICAN & DIASPORA STUDIES PROGRAMCourses listed below are associated with the Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program. They include classes from across the humanities, social sciences, and professional schools — each with a focus on Asian American content.
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Course Numbering Scheme0-99 Advanced Placement Credit; House Courses; First-Year Seminars; Registrar/Department special purpose |
Required Course for Minor (choose one)
| Number | Title | Codes | Cross-Lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| AADS 198 | Introduction to Asian American History | CCI, CZ | HISTORY 198 |
| AADS 201 | Introduction to Asian American and Diaspora Studies | CCI, ALP, CZ | AMES 276 ENGLISH 275 HISTORY 274 ICS 286 LIT 275 |
Electives for Minor (choose four)
Students may petition to have one course from the list of “Other Courses of Interest” below as an elective for the AADS minor. Contact the Director for more information.
| Number | Title | Codes | Cross-Lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| AADS 89S | Special Topics in First-Year Seminar | ||
| HISTORY 183S | Gateway Seminar: Civil Rights and Asian Americans | CCI, EI, R, CZ, SS | AAAS 133S AADS 183S AMES 187S ICS 183S PUBPOL 175S RIGHTS 183S |
| AADS 190S | Special Topics in Asian American and Diaspora Studies | ||
| POLSCI 205 | Introduction to Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics | CCI, SS | AAAS 257 AADS 205 RIGHTS 205 |
| AMES 230S | Islam in the Americas | CCI, W, CZ, SS | AAAS 274S HISTORY 351S RELIGION 384S RIGHTS 374S |
| AADS 232S | Asian American Theater | CCI, ALP | AMES 182S ENGLISH 387S THEATRST 232S |
| AADS 290S | Special Topics in Asian American and Diaspora Studies | ||
| ICS 297S | Cross-Cultural Encounters | CCI, CZ | AMES 235S HISTORY 243S MEDREN 253S RELIGION 235S |
| AMES 309 | Chinese Im/migration: Chinese Migrant Labor and Immigration to the US | CCI, EI, ALP, SS | RIGHTS 309 |
| RELIGION 320S | Modern Buddhism in Asia and America | CCI, CZ | AMES 323S |
| AMES 335 | Chinatowns: A Cultural History | CCI, R, ALP, CZ | AADS 335 HISTORY 228 ICS 336 |
| AADS 336 | Asian American Literature | CCI, ALP | AMES 332 AMES 332S ENGLISH 352 ENGLISH 352S LIT 353 LIT 353S |
| EDUC 345S | Asians in American Higher Education: Trends and Issues | CCI, EI, R, SS | SOCIOL 346S |
| ICS 388S | Global South Asia: History and Culture of Diaspora | CCI, CZ | AMES 388S GSF 288S HISTORY 298S |
| AMES 438S | Techno-Orientalism: Asian/America, (Post)Human and Science Fiction | CCI, ALP, CZ | CULANTH 438S GSF 438S ICS 407S LIT 438S SXL 438S VMS 438S |
| HISTORY 454S | Capstone Seminar - Globalization: Asia and Asian America | CCI, R, STS, CZ, SS | AAAS 407S AADS 454S AMES 437S GSF 412S ICS 412S |
Other Courses of Interest
| Number | Title | Codes | Cross-Lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINGUIST 125FS | Languages, Margins, Borders: Representations, Practices, and Policies | CCI, SS | ICS 125FS SOCIOL 125FS |
| RELIGION 201 | Race, Film, and Religion | CCI, EI, ALP, CZ | AAAS 201 GSF 201 |
| CULANTH 208FS | The Anthropology of Race | CCI, EI, SS | |
| CULANTH 220FS | Global 'Mixed Race' Studies | CCI, EI, SS, STS | AAAS 250FS |
| RELIGION 221 | Indian Cinema & Social Change | CCI, ALP, CZ | AMES 222 CINE 259 |
| POLSCI 238 | Racial Attitudes, Racial Prejudice, and Racial Politics | CCI, EI, SS | AAAS 239 |
| AAAS 243 | The Civil Rights Movement | CCI, EI, CZ, SS | HISTORY 348 RIGHTS 348 |
| AAAS 261D | Race, Genomics, and Society | EI, STS, NS, SS | BIOLOGY 261D CULANTH 261D GLHLTH 258D SCISOC 258D VMS 274D |