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Undergraduate Minor

The Asian American Studies Minor
The minor enables students to pursue an academic concentration in the rapidly growing field of Asian American Studies (AAS). Since its inception in the late 1960s, AAS has developed into a vitally important part of higher education, focusing primarily on the histories, cultures, and communities of peoples of Asian descent in the United States. Interdisciplinary by nature, AAS is conducted within and draws upon such areas of study as history, literary studies, sociology, political science, anthropology, and the arts. By minoring in Asian American Studies, students will have the unique opportunity to explore a range of questions and issues—such as immigration and racialization, ethnic and cultural identity formation, gender and sexuality, war and imperialism, transnational social linkages, and cross-cultural expressive practices—that are central to a critical understanding of our contemporary world.

1. Core course (5 credits):
Comparative Studies 241: Introduction to Asian American Studies
History 346: Introduction to Asian American History
English 587/Comparative Studies 543: Studies in Asian American Literature and Culture

2. Asian American Studies course (15 credits):
College of Humanities
Comparative Studies 241: Introduction to Asian American Studies (if not taken as core course)
Comparative Studies 314: Women in East Asian and Asian American Literature
Comparative Studies 345: South Asian American Religion and Culture
Comparative Studies 545: Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality
Comparative Studies 645/Korean 645/English 681.01: Studies in Korean American Literature
Comparative Studies 665/Japanese 665/English 681.02: Studies in Japanese American Literature
Comparative Studies 678/Chinese 678/English 681.03: Studies in Chinese American Literature
East Asian Languages and Literatures 346: Asian American Film
English 587/Comparative Studies 543: Studies in Asian American Literature and Culture (if not taken as core course)
History 346: Introduction to Asian American History (if not taken as core course)
History 525: Topics in Women’s History (only with Asian American topic)

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Political Science 508: Asian American Politics
Psychology 646: Psychology of Asian Americans: Children, Youth & Families
Sociology 382: Sociology of Asian American Life

College of the Arts
Theatre H367.01: Asian American Theatre

3. Elective (5 credits):
The elective can be fulfilled through several means: by taking a fifth Asian American Studies course (any listed above); by taking a course that focuses on Asian history and culture; by taking a course that focuses on race and ethnicity in the United States; or by doing an independent study in any of the above areas. Courses in African American and African Studies, Anthropology, Art Education, Chinese, Communication, Comparative Studies, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Economics, Education, English, Geography, History, History of Art, International Studies, Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Theatre, and Women’s Studies that deal with Asian history and culture or with U.S. ethnic/racial minorities can fulfill the elective requirement. However, language courses (i.e., Chinese 101) do not count toward the AAS minor. Contact individual faculty members for independent research or fieldwork.

No more than five credits at the 200-level may count toward the minor; credits may overlap with GEC requirements. Appropriate topic courses may be substituted at the discretion of the academic advisor.

For more information about the Asian American Studies minor, contact: