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Anthropology
The Asian American Studies Program offers a minor with classes that focus upon the history and contemporary experience of Asians in the United States. These courses explore themes in local and ethnic history, trans-Pacific contact, cultural change and adaptation, and interethnic relations.
Courses in the Asian American Studies minor familiarize students with the historical, socioeconomic, and cultural adaptations that peoples from Asia make when coming to the United States. The curriculum is designed to enable professional men and women to understand and to interact with people from ethnic subcultures in our pluralistic society. The Asian American Studies Minor therefore complements any major dealing with human behavior.
For further information about the Asian American Studies Program, contact the coordinators at 559.278.3002, or write to:
Asian American Studies Programc/o Department of AnthropologyCalifornia State University, FresnoFresno, CA 93740
Select from:ASAM 7 - Biracial, Multiracial and Adopted Asian Americans Units: 3ASAM 8 - Asian American Community Health Units: 3ASAM 10 - Asian American Newspapers and Mass Media Units: 3ASAM 15 - Introduction to Asian Americans Units: 3ASAM 20 - Asian Americans in Media and Popular Culture Units: 3ASAM 50 - Contemporary Asian American Issues Units: 3ASAM 88 - Asian American Critical Thinking Units: 3
Select from:ASAM 108 - Jain, Hindu, and Asian American Religions Units: 3ASAM 110 - Asian American Communities Units: 3ASAM 110S - Asian American Communities Service-Learning Units: 3ASAM 120 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. Units: 3ASAM 138 - Asian American Women Units: 3ASAM 140 - Hmong, Laotian, and Cambodian American Experiences Units: 3ASAM 143 - Asian American Literature Units: 4ASAM 161W - Asian Americans in the Caring Fields Units: 3ASAM 180T - Topics in Asian American Studies Units: 3ASAM 190 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
Select from:ASAM 108 - Jain, Hindu, and Asian American Religions Units: 3ASAM 121 - Asian American Marriage and Family Units: 3ASAM 148 - Asian and Asian American Film and Video Units: 3ASAM 151W - Asian Eats: Asian American Foodways Units: 3ASAM 175 - Anime, Graphic Novel, K-Pop and Asian Cultural Studies Units: 3ASAM 180T - Topics in Asian American Studies Units: 3ASAM 185 - Asian American Politics, Education and Theory Units: 3ASAM 190 - Independent Study Units: 1-3ASAM 195 - Diversity in the United States: Race and Gender Issues Units: 3
*Note: The minor also requires a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in residence.
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