Minor in Asian American Studies - Contemporary Asian America

Course Code	AMCS 220  Credits 3
Title	Contemporary Asian America
Lasc Area	Goal 7
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	This course is an introduction to recent experiences, political, social and cultural formations of Asian Americans. We willbe exploring the emergence and significance of "Asian American" as an identity formation, a racialized category, and set of ethnic experiences. Through reading, writing and discussion, we will focus on the following questions: What is Asian America, and whom does it include: Does the category "Asian American" make sense as a racial identity: Within American Asian ethnic communities: How does the Asian American experience help us understand contemporary race issues and current ethnic-racial identities? MnTC Goal 7.