Minor in Asian American Studies

Program Overview

The Asian American Studies Minor requires 24 units, including 18 upper-division AA S courses. Students must complete courses in Introduction to Asian American Studies, Ethnic Courses, and Panethnic Courses. Additionally, they must take a course in Asian American of Mixed Heritages and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0. The minor explores the history, culture, and experiences of Asian American communities in the United States.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

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.

Outline:

• Introduction to Asian American Studies (6 units)
• Category A: History/Social Sciences
• AA S 210 History of Asians in the United States
• AA S 211 Contemporary Asian Americans
• AA S 213 Asian Americans and American Ideals and Institutions
• Category B: Humanities
• AA S 212 Asian Americans and Mass Media
• AA S 216 Introduction to Asian American Literature
• AA S 218 Asian American Culture
• Ethnic Courses (9 units)
• Select three courses representing three different ethnic groups.
• Cambodian American
• AA S 380 Cambodians in the United States
• Chinese American
• AA S 320 Chinese in the United States
• AA S 322 Chinese American Language and Literature
• AA S 323 Chinese American Identities
• Filipina/o American
• AA S 350 Filipina/os in the United States
• AA S 352 Filipina/o American Literature, Art, and Culture
• AA S 353 Filipina/o American Identities
• Japanese American
• AA S 330 Nikkei in the United States
• AA S 332 Japanese American Art and Literature
• AA S 333 Japanese American Identities
• AA S 338 Okinawan American Heritage and Culture
• Korean American
• AA S 360 Koreans in the United States
• Vietnamese American
• AA S 370 Vietnamese in the United States
• AA S 372 Vietnamese American Literature
• AA S 373 Vietnamese American Identities
• Panethnic Courses (9 units)
• Select three from the following:
• AA S 510 Asian Americans in California
• AA S 512 Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature
• AA S 516 Asian American Photographic Explorations
• AA S 540 South Asians in the United States
• AA S 541/RRS 657 South Asian Diaspora
• AA S 570 Southeast Asians in the United States
• AA S 582 Asian American Women's Literature and the Arts
• AA S 584 Asian American Sexualities
• AA S 585 Asian American Religiosities
• AA S 587 Asian Americans and Environmental Justice
• AA S 588 Asian American Media Workshop
• AA S 591 Asian American Community Health Issues
• AA S 595 Asian American Communities and Public Policy
• Asian American of Mixed Heritages (3 units)
• AA S 301 Asian Americans of Mixed Heritages

Other:

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).