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Asian American Studies 100 Spring 2014 Syllabus
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AAS 100Introduction to sian merican StudiesSpring 2014
(tentative syllabus: the professor reserves the right to change any part of this syllabus)
Instructor: Eunai Shrake, Ph.D. Office: JR 346A (677-2151)
Time: T, R 12:30-1:45 pm, 2:00-3:15 pm. Office Hours: R 3:30-5:00 pm & by appointmentClassroom: SH 321 E-mail: [email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides an overview of Asian American experiences and perspectives. This course
begins with a brief review of the history of Asian Americans, then proceeds to discuss social,cultural, economic, and political issues facing Asian Americans through critical analysis. Some
of the substantive areas covered in this course include assimilation patterns, economicintegration, family and community formation, education, anti-Asian violence, inter-group
conflict, media stereotypes, and political participation. Most of the materials are presented froman interdisciplinary perspective. The course format will be both lecture and discussion.
The first part of each class will be a lecture given by the instructor. The latter part of the class
will be interactive, integrative discussion of the reading, film, and lecture.
REQUIRED TEXTS
1. Shrake & Chen (2012),Asian Pacific American Experiences: Past, Present, and Future
(This book is also available for purchase directly from the publisher at
http://www.kendallhunt.com/shrake/)2. http://www.asian-nation.org(To check articles from this website, go to the website and click
ISSUES menu on the left corner, the title of each article will show up)
In addition to the required texts, I may also assign extra short readings and youtube clips basedon class interests and current events. You will find these extra resources on moodle course
webpage.
Students with disabilitiesmust register with the Center on Disabilities and complete a services
agreement each semester. Students who are approved for test taking accommodations mustprovide an Alternative Testing Form to their faculty member signed by a counselor in the Center
on Disabilities prior to making testing arrangements. The Center on Disabilities is located inBayramian Hall, room 110. Staff can be reached at 818-677-2684.
CLASSROOM POLICY
Be on time. No electronic equipments, such as MP3, I-Pods, cell phone, and laptops while class is in
session.
Show your respect to your class members.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
All writing assignments are to be typed with regular margins, double-spaced, and paginated.
No late submission of assignments will be accepted.
Class Participation (10%): This course requires active participation from all class members.
Class participation is based on active participation in class and regular attendance. Activeparticipation is characterized by evidence of preparation, appropriate discussion in class, andparticipation in group activities. Regular attendance is expected, and missing 3 class
sessions without notification & justification will lower the point total by 10%, equivalent to
one letter grade. Should you have to miss class, please let me know beforehand.
Personal Journal (10%): This is a 2-3 page autobiographical writing thatexamines your own
identity development regarding your race and other dimensions of identity. For example,what it means to be belonging to certain racial, ethnic, gender, religious, and cultural
categories such as White, Latino, Asian, Jewish, Moslem, female, or other
identity descriptors? What kind of privilege or challenge has your identity brought to you?
Also reflect on your personal experiences with racism and other forms of prejudice anddiscrimination. How your identity and your life experiences impact your view of society
and people aroundyou?
Guided Reflective Essays (20%): You are expected to write 2 short essays (3-4 pages each) in
which you will be responding to guiding questions posed by the instructor (attached to this
syllabus). These questions are drawn from readings, lectures, and questions raised in classdiscussion. You will be graded on whether or not you addressed the question(s); whether or
not you cited your sources (include a bibliography); and the overall quality of your
argument. You are encouraged to incorporate course readings and your own experiencesin your essay. Any quotes or paraphrased materials should be cited to avoid plagiarism. You
may use any system of citations (e.g., APA, MLA, or the Chicago Style). If you are notfamiliar with citation formats, please consult me or a librarian at Oviatt library.
Community Participation Report (10%): Attend an event of an Asian American group(cultural festival, rally, traditional wedding, religious celebration) ORvisit an Asian
American place (e.g., Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Little Saigon, Little India,
Montrey Park, Manila Town). This does not mean just going to a movie or to a restaurant
with ethnic food. Rather, you need to find an event or a place in which you will be in thecenter of a cultural life of other ethnic group than yours. After you have attended an event
or visited the place, summarize your experience (what you observed, what you did, and
whom you met), and make an analytic evaluation of that experience by applying what you
learned in this course. In this ethnography, I look at1. How well you described what you did and what you observed. Observation shouldinclude physical surroundings (buildings, colors, smells, streets) and happenings ofthe place or the event, cultural interactions between people (vendors, customers,
visitors, attendees, audiences) including cultural mannerism and language use, etc.
2. How well you applied your cultural experiences to class topics and class readings.3. How well you analyzed your experience through the lens of an Asian American
Studies student.
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Mid-term (20%) and Final Exam (30%):All students are required to take two exams.
Mid-term will consist of objective questions (multiple choice, true-false, filling in the
blank.) Final exam will consist of true-false, short answers and one essay question. Theseexams will be drawn from course reading materials, lectures, class discussions, and films.
Study guides will be provided.
Extra Credit: Skit: You may earn up to 3 points by performing a short skit. As a group of 3-4 people,
write a short script and perform it in class (3-5 minutes). Themes of the skit should be
related to the course topics (e.g., AA immigration experience, model minority, AA smallbusiness, educational pressure, AA stereotypes, inter-racial conflict, etc.)
Pop-quizzes: Occasional in-class pop quizzes will be administered to test whether or not you
read the weeks reading materials. They will be given at the beginning of the class and nomake-ups will be allowed.
CSUN Policy on Plagiarism: . . .Cheating or plagiarism in connection with an academic program
at a campus is listed in Section 41301, Title 5, California Code of Regulations, as an offense forwhich a student may be expelled, suspended, or given a less severe disciplinary sanction. . . .
GRADING
Required Components Percent
Attendance/Participation 10Personal Journal 10
Community Participation Report 10
Guided Reflective Essays 20Midterm Quiz 20
Final Exam 30
Total 100
Grading is based on the following scale:
93+ = A 80-82 = B- 67-69 = D+
90-92 = A- 77-79 = C+ 63-66 = D87-89 = B+ 73-76 = C 60-62 = D-
83-86 = B 70-72 = C- 0-59 = F
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Class Schedule and Reading ssignmentsReadings from required texts are assigned as preparation for each class. Readings should be completed priorto
the week for which they are assigned.
Week 1 Who are Asian Americans?
(1/21, 23)Readings:
Shrake & Chen, Chapters 1 & 22013 Statistical Portrait of AAs, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific
Islanders http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cic/stats2013.aspxDemographic Overview of APA: 2012 Census (Moodle course webpage)
Youtube clip: Margaret Cho Talks about Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc6mLwOa2Ig&feature=relatedActivities:Asian American Mysteries, 4 corners game
Week 2 Overview of the Asian American Experience
(1/28, 30)Readings:
Shrake & Chen, Chapter 3Youtube clips: A Brief History of Asians in America, KenjiFort Minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVlSuuaQhs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mc0UWpRRF4
Activity: Understanding Privilege in American Society
Week 3 Contemporary Asian Migration: Traversing Borders(2/4,6)
Readings:Shrake & Chen, Chapter 4
Youtube clip: Louis CKBeing White
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4f9zR5yzY&feature=youtu.be
Film:My America, or Honk if You Love Buddha
personal journal due
Week 4 Community Construction and Assimilation(2/11, 13)
Readings:Shrake & Chen, Chapter 6
Chung, Asian Americans in Enclaves-They are not One Community: NewModes of Asian American Settlement (Moodle course webpage)
Kim, James. First Language Attrition: Why My Parents and I dont Speak the
Same Language
http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2012/04/05/25912/first-language-attrition-why-my-
parents-and-i-dont/
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Asian Nation, Ethnic Communities & Enclaves
Film: Anthony BourdainParts Unknown(Koreatown in Los Angeles)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4f6UcTXBZw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6gXTZNmm1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUFaI6QDDsI
Activity:Making a living timeline of Key moments in Asian migration
Asian American History Jeopardy game
Week 5 Work and Economic Patterns I
(2/18, 20)
Readings:Shrake & Chen, Chapter 8
Yes! Organic Markethttp://www.npr.org/2012/07/04/156221004/the-korean-american-story-of-yes-organic-market
Asian Nation, Asian Small Businesses
Film: Another America
Essay #1 Due
Week 6 Work and Economic Patterns II
(2/25, 27)Readings:
Shrake & Chen, Chapter 9, 10Thai Slave Laborers Freed in El Monte become U.S. Citizens
http://alterx.blogspot.com/2008/08/thai-slave-laborers-freed-in-el-monte.html
Youtube Clips: Roy Choi on Kogi, I am Korean American-Work 1 & 2http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/roy-choi-on-kogi-korean-a_n_1665229.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obhqbrGFztI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpuD2A2G7c0
Activity: Gallery Walk(Create your food truck)
Week 7 Education and the Model Minority Myth(3/4, 6)
Readings:Shrake & Chen, Chapters 12, 13, 14
Asian Nation, The Model Minority Image
Youtube clip:Are Asian Students Smarter?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opBfHXePM2Y&feature=related
Activity: Origami fish
Midterm Study list distribution
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Week 8 Media Presentation and Stereotypes of Asian Americans(3/11, 13)
Readings:
Shrake & Chen, Chapters 15, 16
Film: Slaying the DragonYoutube clips: (William Hung) (Name as Many AA Actors) (Lucy Liu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpiomymNivY(Lucy Liu)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1112o_william-hung-she-bangs_fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo-Y_Vb0wsw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9FTCpeuJyA (Name as many AA actors)
http://vejiicakes.livejournal.com/254810.html(History of Yellowfacing)
Week 9 Mid-Term (Tuesday in class)(3/ 18, 20) no class on Thursday (3/20)
Week 10 Second Generation, Culture Conflict, and Ethnic Identity
(3/25, 27)Readings:
Shrake & Chen, Chapters 17, 18
Asian Nation, Asian American Gangs
Youtube clip: I am Korean American: Identity 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePDwLiU8udEYoutube clip: Gene Yang, American Born Chinesehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYCZqt5WSOM
Youtube clip: Caught between two cultures (Canadian Aborigines)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORog_-2ovz8Film: Kelly Loves Tony
http://www.pbs.org/pov/kellylovestony/full.php#.Ug4KeYVRFe4
Activity: Circle of Multicultural Self
Essay #2 due
Week 11 Intermarriage and Mutiracial Identity(4/1, 3)
Readings:Shrake & Chen, Chapters 21, 22
Hidalgo & Bankston, Blurring Racial and Ethnic Boundaries in Asian American
Families: Asian American Family Patterns, 1980-2005 (Moodle webpage)Asian-Nation, Interracial Dating & Marriage
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Youtube clip: I am Korean American: Biracial Identity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Dd3ZyJKM8
Film: All American Girl : Mom, Dad, This is Kyle(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Q8HhKT3MY)
Week 12 Spring Recess(4/8, 10)
Week 13 & 14 Inter-group Relations and Inter-Racial Conflict: LA Riots(4/15, 22, 24) (No class on 4/17, Instructor will be in AAAS conference)
Readings:
Shrake & Chen, Chapter 24
Youtube clip: Dont be a Menace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STTvxw1Ra0Q
Youtube clip: LA Riots Documentaryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI3QSxbl3R0
Film: Clash of Colors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8LJ_fv0mo
Community Participation Report due
Week 15 Racism and Anti-Asian Violence(4/29, 5/1)
Readings:Shrake & Chen, Chapters 25, 26
Kang, Racial Violence against Asian Americans (Moodle course webpage)Asian Nation, Anti-Asian Racism & Violence
Film: Who Killed Vincent Chin?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MiHqj5QBAU
final study list distribution
Week 16 Politics and Political Participation(5/6, 8)
Readings:
Shrake & Chen, Chapter 29
Why did AAs vote for Obama?http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2012/11/why_did_asian_a
mericans_vote_for_president_obama.htmlwww.asian-nation.org, Participating in Politics
MBCnews clip: Asian American votes could impact
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc/49314009#49314009
Youtube clip: Koreatown 20 Years After (LA City Council Districting)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHApvRPZ2YI&feature=related
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Final Exam 12:30-1:45 class : May 15, 12:45-2:45 pm
2:00-3:15 class: May 15, 3:00-5:00 pm
Essay Questions
Essay #1 Asian Americans had been excluded from entering the U.S. for more than half a
Century through the litany of anti-Asian immigration legislation passed in theyears (1882, 1917, 1924, 1934) leading up to WWII. How did the 1965
Immigration Act (Hart-Cellar Act) change this situation? Why have so many
well-educated Asians immigrated into the U.S. after the passage of this act? Towhat extent will Asian immigrants continue to enter the U.S. in the 21
stcentury?
Drawing upon evidence presented in the course reading (Fong's chapter), make a
case that Asian immigrants will continue to come in a steady pace to the U.S., orslow down significantly, or halt altogether.
Essay #2 Critical media scholars have argued that the mainstream media has symbolicallyannihilated the images of Asian Americans from their early presence in the U.S.
Discuss the ways in which the images and stories of Asian Americans have been
distorted or rendered invisible by the mainstream film, television, and the news.What are the main media stereotypes of Asian American males and females?
Where did these stereotypes come from? Why do they continue? What can be
done to lessen stereotypical portrayals of Asian Americans in the media?
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Guidelines for Community Participation Report
This assignment is community ethnography (participant observation). You are supposed toparticipate and observe either an Asian American place or an Asian American event. Describe
and analyze your experience utilizing your knowledge of Asian Americans you learned in thisclass. This assignment counts toward 10% of your final grade. Please be prepared to discuss
your experience during class.
PlacePick a place where you see Asian America. This place may be somewhere close to you or
somewhere far away. If you wish, use the following questions to structure your report.
1. Where is the place you have chosen?
2. What makes it "Asian"?
3. What makes it "American"?4. Who belongs in this place?
5. Why do they belong here?
6. How do they interact with each other?
7. Do you feel like you belong in this place? Why or why not?
EventPick an Asian American event. The event you choose should have occurred recently. If you
wish, use the following questions to structure your report.
1. What is the event you have chosen?
2. What makes it "Asian"?3. What makes it "American"?4. Who participates in this event?
5. Why do they participate?
6. How do they interact with each other?7. Do you feel like you may join in this event? Why or why not?