Survey of research on Asians in America, including: history, community life, language experience, arts, education, politics and economics. Emphasizes research on Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Pacific Island ancestry. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Survey of research on Pacific Islanders within and beyond America, including: history, arts, science, community life, language experience, education, politics, and economics. Emphasizes research on Pacific Islanders of Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian ancestry. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Multidisciplinary analysis of women in the diverse Asian American communities. Study of the historical, social, political and economic factors that have impacted the role and status of Asian Pacific American women in U.S. society. Regular writing assignments required. Available for Gender and Women’s Studies Minor, Ethnic Studies and Diversity. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Critical analysis of contemporary issues confronting Asian Americans in the U.S. Emphasis placed on social and economic issues such as immigration, education, employment, health and inter-ethnic and intra-Asian conflict. Regular writing assignments required. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisites: Completion of the lower division writing requirement and Junior or Senior standing. Examines Asian immigration to the U.S. from a world systems perspective. Examines immigration process and the implication of this process for contemporary interest in the Pacific Rim. Topics include origins of Asian Immigration, major U.S. immigration legislation, demographic structure of contemporary Asian immigration and cross-cultural comparisons of other world groups. Regular writing assignments required. Meets the Ethnic Studies Requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Recommended Preparatory: Another course in AAS (not writing or speech). This upper division course examines the experiences, realities and identities of an Asian ethnic American group or a subgroup of Asian American Pacific Islander Desi Americans (e.g., Filipino Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, South Asian, Pacific Islander) from the past to the present. This course comparatively examines the nexus between historical events and contemporary issues facing a selected Asian Pacific Islander Desi (APIDA) community and its experiences in various sectors of U.S. society: labor, family, politics, immigration, education, media, and the arts. This course will feature a specific Asian ethnic or Asian panethnic group to be chosen by the instructor. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Overview of Black culture, including Black History, Black Religion, Black Politics, Black Economics, Black Psychology, Black Sociology, Black Literature, Black Dance, and more, with a survey of the key concepts and fundamental literature in each area. The discipline of Africana Studies is also presented in terms of its origins, theories, methods, methodologies, pedagogies, and philosophies. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. A Black Psychology course focused on the holistic study of the Black Personality. The roots of the Black Personality in Africa and the detrimental effects white supremacy continues to have on Black people will be covered. African Centered disorders and diagnosis are also discussed including treatment options for optimal mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical health. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Provides an overview of the Black family’s structure, gender dynamics, and the nurturing of future generations examined from an African Centered perspective starting from its African roots to contemporary times. The impact of the MAAFA, racial terror, structural oppression, and the system of white supremacy will be discussed through the lens of Black empowerment and resilience. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the social, political, and psychological forces impacting the lives of Black women, and focuses on their expectations, opportunities, problems, and goals in contemporary society. Additionally, this course studies the Black woman’s contribution to the family and community, and highlights the agency of Black women to create solutions to the issues presented. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the social, political, and psychological forces affecting the lives of Black men, and focuses on their expectations, opportunities, problems, and goals in contemporary society. Additionally, this course studies the Black man’s contributions to the family and community, and highlights the agency of Black men to create solutions to the issues presented. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course explores the motives and methods of the European colonization of Africa and provides an overview of the struggle for African liberation from European political, economic, and cultural domination. This course also includes an examination of the legacy of the MAAFA through the contemporary forms of colonization by various global actors, including Western institutions, and their impact on Africa’s agency and self-determination. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Introduction to traditional and contemporary American Indian cultures with an interdisciplinary approach to the history, social institutions, religion, literature, arts and inter-ethnic relations of First People Nations. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Comparative, historical introduction to political, cultural and socioeconomic aspects of the Central American experience both in Central America and in the United States. Considers the question of whether there can be a single Central American identity in light of the great variety of experiences of race, gender, ethnicity and social class in the Central American community. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Introduction to the political, economic, social and cultural realities of Salvadoran life in El Salvador and in the U.S. Emphasis is on various aspects of the institutional and private life of Salvadoran communities. The course is framed by historical and contemporary comparisons with other Central American national groups with respect to their experiences of race, ethnicity, class, gender and national identity. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Comparative survey of the socioeconomic conditions and cultural life of Central American peoples in the U.S. today, particularly in California. Issues of immigration, employment, income, education, gender, family, language, national identity, acculturation and political participation will be examined. Discussion of Central American diaspora communities in other parts of the world also may be included. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: Either CAS 100 or CAS 102. Comparative examination of the shifting cultural, political, economic and sex/gender roles that have shaped the lives of Central American women, including women’s roles prior to and after the revolutionary movements. Also includes discussions of women activists and women’s movements in various Central American communities both in the U.S. and in Central America; the search of Central American women for identity in the U.S.; and women’s contributions to art, music, poetry, literature, politics and culture. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Introductory study of cultural, economic, educational and political issues as they impact the Chicana/o in the U.S. Includes a study of the contributions that Chicana/os have made in these areas. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Using a sociological framework for understanding the contemporary experiences of Mexican American women in the U.S., focuses on the sexual division of labor in families, the workplace and community. Each section explores the variation and heterogeneity in women’s class, ethnic/racial and gender identity. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explores the historical and material causes of world migration from underdeveloped countries. Compares Mexican immigration to the U.S. with those of other underdeveloped and developing nations. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. An intersectional Ethnic Studies and Feminist approach to the Chicana experience in a hemispheric, globalized society. Social movements, solidarity, decolonization, queer theory, race and class will be studied in the context of Chicana resistance and empowerment. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)