Asian American Studies Minor

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Minor Requirements (24 units)

The Asian American Studies minor offers the student majoring in another discipline the opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of one of the major ethnic groups in the United States and its developing relationship to the larger society. Students considering careers in teaching, government service, foreign affairs, business, health-sciences related fields and law may find the minor compatible with their career goals.

I. Core Courses (8 units)

Lower Division (4 units)

One lower-division course in Ethnic Studies or Asian American studies selected from the following:

ES 1001 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies Units: 4
ES 2500 - Introduction to Asian American Studies Units: 4

Upper Division (4 units)

ES 3889 - Engaging Communities of Color Units: 4

II. Electives (16 units)

Four courses selected from the following:

ES 3030 - Immigrant and Refugee Women Units: 4
ES 3552 - The Chinese Experience in the United States Units: 4
ES 3555 - Asian American Family Patterns Units: 4
ES 3556 - Concentration Camps, U.S.A. Units: 4
ES 3557 - Asian American Film Festival Units: 4
ES 3600 - Presumed Guilty: Asian Americans and the Post-9/11 Racialized State Units: 4
ES 3610 - South Asian American Experience Units: 4
ES 3230 - Oral Traditions Units: 4
ES 3500 - The Afghan Diaspora Units: 4
ES 3700 - Special Topics in Ethnic Studies Units: 4
ES 3999 - Issues in Ethnic Studies Units: 4
ES 4900 - Independent Study Units: 4
ENGL 3670 - Asian/Filipino American Literature Units: 4