The Asian American Studies Department provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts program. The department offers a minor in Asian American Studies designed to develop student skills in critical analysis, writing, communication and reasoning, while retrieving, documenting and analyzing the literary, artistic, economic, social, political and historical experiences of Asians in the United States.

1. Core Courses (9 units)

AAS 100 Introduction to Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 210 History of Asians in America (3)
AAS 220 Survey of Asian American Literature (3)

2. Upper Division Requirements

Select five of the following (15 units):

AAS 311 Research Methods in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 321 Asian American Fiction (3)
AAS 325A-B Asian American Creative Studies Workshop (3)*
AAS 340 Asian American Women (3)
AAS 345 Contemporary Issues in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 350 Asian American Personality and Mental Health (3)
AAS 360 Asian American Immigration-Global Perspective (3)
AAS 361A-Z Asian American Experience of Selected Groups (3)
AAS 450 Asian American Child and the Schools (3)
AAS 495 Selected Topics in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 497 Senior Seminar in Asian American Studies (3)
*Only one course in the AAS 325A, 325B series may be applied to the minor. Elective in Asian American Studies or related fields may be substituted for the above required courses with prior approval of the Department Chair.

Total Units for the Minor: 24